I can’t remember the exact quote but the thought is, I believe, in Dr. King’s Stride Toward Freedom.
Dr. King talked about the very real dilemma that, yes, there were Southern whites that agreed that black people were being treated unfairly but they did not want to speak out because of fear of being shunned or even threatened by members of their own community.
As Miss Denise notes in her recent comment, black people are only 14% of the American population; we CANNOT do this alone.
IMO, it will take “moderate” whites to get past the fears of being ostracized by family, friends, and community for anything to happen.
I can understand why that is fearful.
I’m a gay man who cut off many of my own family members and even some sectors of the black church community; so take my word for it that it is a scary prospect but, for me, a necessary one (otherwise, I probably would have committed suicide).
IMO, some...far too many whites of the liberal/moderate/progressive persuasion don’t want to sacrifice that comfort level an simply want to keep the peace.
Which is understandable I guess….that’s a human instinct, but also understand that Philando Castile and, more significantly, his four-year old daughter (simply to take one of many many examples) had to pay a steep price for your comfort.
That doesn’t seem like justice to me.