Racial component of white-black relationships Here, Miller
explains that while black people for many years were forced to
get along with whites, whites were never forced to accommodate
to the needs of blacks. White teachers, he recalls, were
sometimes uncomfortable in formerly black schools, but one white
teacher did teach Miller a lesson about racial difference. In
reflecting on racism, Miller remembers chasing down some
students who were skipping class at Carmel Junior High School
when he suddenly realized the significance of the image of a
black man pursuing a white girl. The story is somewhat unclear,
but it seems like a white man rammed his car in retaliation.
Citing this Excerpt Oral History Interview with Leroy Miller,
June 8, 1998. Interview K-0174. Southern Oral History Program
Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program
Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Full Text of the
Excerpt PG: Violence, yeah. Do you think at that