Are we in American society still racially divided?

That people choose to be together because they have religious, cultural or ethnic interests in common is understandable. They are brought up in the same way and are attracted to people with whom they can readily identify.

It's a delicate balance between one group seeing itself as more or less valid than another and alienating itself from the mainstream which can give rise to tension.

America's foreign policy is undoubtedly racist - until that is resolved there will be underlying discontent. Still, the prospect of a black president might go a long way to challenging attitudes within and about the US.

I've never found it difficult to relate to someone of different skin color because other than the way we looked on the outside we had alot in common so we clicked very easily. However I have noticed the same thing as you in both high school and college. People seemed to divide themselves according to skin color. Even some of my co-workers were like that because I guess they were under the impression that they could relate more easily to people of the same race which isn't always the case. I'm not trying to come off like a saint because to be quite honest there are some people in the past who I avoided talking to because I didn't think we would have anything in common based upon how we looked. Very narrowminded I know.

I don't find that to be true. I am a white female and my best friend is Black. I have friends of different religions and races. I think it helps that growing up we had foreign exchange students - I was already out of the house, but my brother and sister were living at home. My children are "color blind" and we don't judge others on outward appearances. Our motto is: if God didn't like variety He would have made us the same.

Until, the entire generation of the real racist days dies off, and the upcoming generations are born into a world where skin color is not that big a factor we are and will remain divided.

Not in my state! I have friends of different skin color, religion and backgrounds.

That's probably true for other states like Alabamer, Oklahoma, Kansas, etc...

I'm a white, single, male, atheist (agnostic).

I more or less go through life assuming everyone either hates me or blames me for everything under the sun...

Expecting intolerance makes it more difficult to relate to others...

i'm American...and regrettably i think of we are.Martin Luther King day is day after today right here,and the undesirable guy is popping in his grave:-( i in my view am coloration-blind,yet I see human beings's prejudices everywhere i bypass.