Black redneck culture

In a fascinating article in The Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal, researcher Thomas Sowell discusses the factors disadvantaging American Blacks. His conclusion, after 30 years of research, is that Blacks absorbed the broader White redneck culture in which they lived. Unfortunately, Blacks have, with the unwitting "help" of whites, perpetuated that redneck culture:

The redneck culture proved to be a major handicap for both whites and blacks who absorbed it. Today, the last remnants of that culture can still be found in the worst of the black ghettos, whether in the North or the South, for the ghettos of the North were settled by blacks from the South. The counterproductive and self-destructive culture of black rednecks in today's ghettos is regarded by many as the only "authentic" black culture--and, for that reason, something not to be tampered with. Their talk, their attitudes, and their behavior are regarded as sacrosanct.

The people who take this view may think of themselves as friends of blacks. But they are the kinds of friends who can do more harm than enemies.

Anyone wanting to enjoy the advantages of living in America needs to join the mainstream. That includes white redneck remnants like those seen on Springer.