I have to disagree with this, having personally seen and heard public calls for the destruction of the “blue eyed devils” made in Philadelphia by people of color. In the 1970s it was not at all uncommon; Muhammed Ali did it on TV.
White people were mostly unconcerned, because they had more guns, more cops, more money… they could permit freedom of speech and conscience because those in power had little to fear. It is fear that makes people want to shut others’ mouths.
