and rosa parks and fannie lou hamer and fred shuttleswor shuttlesworth, you know, the great john lewis, robert moses. i could go on and on and on. one of the great things that they did is make racist, racial distinctions distinct, and nobody wants to be associated with them. now, that's a good thing, and to the extent that that sentiment makes people anxious about affirmative action is an ironic thing. that's a good thing. there is a bad thing, however, and that's something that i write about this in the book the good bit and i think this is often overlooked. a lot of times people don't want to hear it but i think it has to be said. throughout the history of the united states, any policy advancing the fortunes of people of color, particularly black, has triggered resentment and triggered opposition. let me give you a couple examples. i'll give you an example of this. this is, i mean, let me give you an example of this. this is a statement made by a florida slaveholder who was fuming at an abolitionist. this is before the abolition of slavery. this is what a florida slaveholder says to