With great respect (and thanks for writing such a meaningful and powerful article), like all white folks, I only have one viewpoint, no matter how evolved or racist it may be: The viewpoint of this person, who happens to be white.

Perhaps to some, the fact that I have spent most of my 63 years in the deep south causes my viewpoint to perhaps have some value. Some people apparently feel otherwise. (Where I live, about 80% of the white population appears to feel otherwise, and still worship Frump the Plump Grump.)

I've written somewhat extensively on Medium regarding race, but I lack the skill to report from any viewpoint but my own; a white man disgusted by the struggles that no one should ever face, but almost everyone non-white faces daily, and in some cases for 400+ years. I read Black authors extensively (and as a majority of my reading, both on Medium and with physical books) in an effort to gain a further, clearer understanding of the issue of race. Yet nothing I may absorb from the many gifted and frustrated Black writers will make me anything beyond what I started out as: a white man wanting to learn, and practically begging for the changes that will benefit every American. And I am also badly flawed. And so that is all I can represent in my writing. (And perhaps that's most honest.)

I'm old enough to have been exposed to segregation (as a southerner) when it was still the law of the land. I remember vividly and painfully the death of Dr. King while living in the mountains of western Virginia, a place where most people celebrated. I most assuredly did not, and he is still one of my greatest of heroes. (As he has always been.) Dealing with such hatred toward someone I so admired was one of my greatest childhood challenges.

I realize how what I've written sounds. Really, I do. And I suspect I'm far from alone in wanting change, while dealing with the frustration of "dealing with race while white." And while for many white folks, walking away from race at the end of each day may be an option. For me, considering the reality of SC being the only state on the east coast to be a lock for Thump in the 2020 election, there is no walking away. (I use an alias because my identity being known has already caused threats to be made due to letters to the editor. The things I've written on Medium about race could get me killed, or my family victimized. When I carry a cane in public, it's only partly for support. And I carry a "bleed-out" kit in my bag at all times. This is a violent part of the country, and guns are at least as common as confederate flags.)

(FWIW, since soon after Mr. Floyd's tragic death (and even to a lesser degree, for years before), I have worn a BLM t-shirt (or one supportive of progressive causes) every time I've gone into town. And in rural South Carolina, that may be a stronger gesture than the words alone indicate. And despite being 100% disabled and living below the poverty line, I've given > $1000 to BLM, and certainly plan to continue to give. (Though my focus now is more on the Black Voters Matter organization. Such a critical concern now, as the (less than) Supreme Court has decided race is no longer a concern.)

THANK YOU for caring, and for sharing a very valuable viewpoint. And for allowing me to rant. And your statement about ALL people being prejudiced at some point seems far more revolutionary than it should. (If anything I've said comes across as crude or insensitive, I can only offer my sincere apology. And perhaps something I've offered here will teach others in some small way, of any race.)