1. Beyond the financial problems, there is new concern that historically tolerant California is developing a culture sharply divided along racial lines. 2. In their studio, gritty Delta edges were given a smooth, appealing, urban sheen that crossed easily over racial lines. 3. That change, too, follows racial lines. 4. There, politics and politicians frequently divide along racial lines. 5. And a lot remains, in the ordinary pattern of life here, that gets in the way of seeing across racial lines. 6. And like high school lunch tables and corporate cafeterias, the relationships rarely cross racial lines. 7. And the issue is not completely divided along racial lines. 8. And two years ago, in the first election of a new century, citizens in Pitt County voted along racial lines in all but one local contest. 9. And though the politics invariably break down along racial lines, the views of ordinary people on how to address those issues often do not. 10. And while they saw their classmates dividing along racial lines, they tried to ignore it. |