>Chris,
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>>I am not sure if I am understanding you. Are you saying that most adults thought "What's the big deal?", while at the same time, they didn't want their kids at the same hotel as blacks? Or was this a vocal minority?
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>Sorry. I meant that the kids thought, almost without exception, "What's the big deal?", and readily adjusted to the new reality. The parents were the problem.

I think that tends to be the pattern. I have certainly seen it in my own family, with my niece arguing with her father (my ex brother-in-law) about his racism.