While it was still prominent in the south, it was by no means a rule that people were prejudice against others. My father is a baptist minister, and he was born in 58'. He's never liked the idea of racism, and I don't believe my grandparents did either (we live in Alabama btw, though a lot of my family is in florida). Though yes, it could almost be a cultural thing to where you get used to having to deal with racists. Even I have, a little bit. I was born in 91' btw. Guess it helps I have a lot of native american ancestry.