Is this honestly surprising to anyone? Even some decent people when you talk to them support this kind of stuff, it's more regional loyalty and ignorance/denial than any kind of horrid white supremacist ideology that the south still has.
Yeah, the Deep South isn't known for its tolerance
The deep south has the most racial minorities.
most minorities =/= tolerance, maybe you should come visit us down south sometime...
I wasn't being clear. I meant that the south having the most racial minorities means it has the most culture clashing, therefore intolerance.