Racists in the South wanted people to just "be really positive" and not challenge the racism, didn't they?

"Black students receive racist text messages after Trump's win"

https://thecrimsonwhite.com/117349/news/black-students-receive-racist-text-messages-after-trumps-win-part-of-apparent-nationwide-trend/

Nobody's perfect!

However, sometimes forcing a "positive attitude" when others are being oppressed is just lazy, and actually it's the opposite of being truly positive, and it's also very oppressive and offensive.