> “There’s so much of what we’ve turned into as a country that just makes me heartsick,” he continued. “This return of racism and xenophobia. Oh, God — that’s awful, awful stuff.
> “I grew up in the South, and I know Jim Crow South really well. And I knew that never ended. I know that no matter what law you passed, in the hearts of many Southerners — not all, but many — those sentiments remain.
> “But now it’s been brought back by Trump, I think. And it’s horrible. The world is just horrible,” Carpenter said.
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> “There’s so much of what we’ve turned into as a country that just makes me heartsick,” he continued. “This return of racism and xenophobia. Oh, God — that’s awful, awful stuff.
> “I grew up in the South, and I know Jim Crow South really well. And I knew that never ended. I know that no matter what law you passed, in the hearts of many Southerners — not all, but many — those sentiments remain.
> “But now it’s been brought back by Trump, I think. And it’s horrible. The world is just horrible,” Carpenter said.