Northern whites expressed abundant support for segregation

Evidence

After taking a public stand for segregation the year before, Wallace had received more than 100,000 approving letters, mostly from northerners. Wallace realized, as he told NBC’s Douglas Kiker, “they all hate black people… . That’s it! … The whole United States is southern!” — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 979

Categorization

• XREF: Supports the theme that racism is national, not regional; connects to how Northern liberals often presented themselves as morally superior to the South. — connects to: Northern Catholic parishes enforced rigid racial segregation even in New York. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 35; Slaveholders deliberately sought alliance with Northern white labor on color caste — Noel Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, 354; Affluent parents pursue segregation while sincerely believing they favor equality — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 981 (+5 more)