Who's Black, Who's White, Who cares?

This story was boring, and I had a hard time following it through to the end. Maybe this is because of where I was raised. You don't see a lot of black people around here and when I do what difference does it make? I have no opinion of them if I don't know them. I don't have an opinion of a white person if i don't know them.
However, it was interesting to me in the very beginning before I felt like Steele kept going on and on and on about something I had absolutely no interest in at all because I am in a History class right now learning about the Civil War. The most optimistic thought I had on this story is "huh, I guess racism is still pretty big with some people." Another thing I noticed is that Steele says "The class is afraid to confront the reality of racism". According to my history teacher that was the largest issue between the north and the south for a long time. No one wanted to confront the issue because they were afraid of what would happen. Well, it did. Its called the civil war and last I knew... North won, slavery went away and everyone should probably get over it.
Steele said that whites feel the need to prove their innocents. Funny! I wasn't alive, I didn't do it. Go get mad at all the dead people. I'm not taking a side because of the color of my skin.
Seriously, there has to be a point where people can just get over it!