My parents were clear about how wrong this way(s). But they obeyed those rules....at least in those public settings.

My father didn't discuss that much - we just knew it was wrong. Later I had discussions with him. I do remember being sat down to watch Gentleman's Agreement, but it seemed more abstract to me. I could see bigotry against the blacks and people would openly express it. But I never met anyone who expressed bigotry against the Jews until much later. Went to a year of HS in Atlanta, Georgia. There was some there, but it wasn't open. In Pennsylvania, all those expressing bigotry loved the Temptations - go figure. In the canal Zone bigotry was expressed and some Panamanians resented us there. Well, here was the swath right across the center of the country filled with whites supervising Panamanians. Went to school with Panamanians, and they were as smart as we were. My Philippine friends know history much better than most Americans.