He was the only Southern governor of those times who treated blacks as equals.

But even many of the characters who don't share this mania assume that treating blacks inhumanly is acceptable.

He used to scrap with other soldiers who treated blacks badly.

"The white press treats blacks as one dimensional: sports, crime and entertainment."

How do they treat blacks in Texas?

The first, he said, is that they treat blacks as citizens, not as mere victims.

They didn't treat blacks like human beings.

Why don't you ask Mr. Hughes if the system treats blacks fairly?

Their ancestors may have treated blacks harshly, but that was a long time ago.

Of course, there were people who treated blacks as less than dogs.