UPDATE. Commenters show a reluctance to get out of the boat. Who could blame them? Some choice bits:
But antidiscrimination laws are unlikely to provide much protection to a minority group when the majority of the voting population is hostile to that group. America’s landmark civil rights legislation was enacted and implemented in the 1960s, when racial attitudes of whites had already liberalized substantially...If that doesn't mean anything to you, forget it and we'll make it this:
Even the 1964 Civil Rights Act did not noticeably accelerate the pace of liberalization of whites’ racial attitudes...
Even a generally sober commentator like George Will...
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