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Sorry to crash your thread, but I saw the topic and was interested. Being a white girl from the south, as a part of a family that has been in the south since our ancestors came here, I just want to say that never have I heard anyone in my family or group of friends say they wish we were in "the good ole days" or anything similar. Generally, the people who make such statements are regarded as uneducated and they are ridiculed. I don't mind talking about slavery - I see it as the biggest crime against humanity that could have been committed, but that doesn't mean I think I should apologize constantly for these crimes committed by people before my ancestors came to the US just because I am white. Even though I am not intending to, I realize I may be offensive in making this statement and for that I apologize. I was openly atacked in a history class by an African American man for saying something similar when he stated that all the white students should apologize to him for his great great grandfather being held as a slave. What do you feel the appropriate response to him would have been?