fine　their　worldview　in　fundamental　ways。　For　the　men　and　women　of　Reverend　Wright's　generation；　the　memories　of　humiliation　and　doubt　and　fear　have　not　gone　away；　nor　has　the　anger　and　the　bitterness　of　those　years。　That　anger　may　not　get　expressed　in　public；　in　front　of　white　co…workers　or　white　friends。　But　it　does　find　voice　in　the　barbershop　or　around　the　kitchen　table。　At　times；　that　anger　is　exploited　by　politicians；　to　gin　up　votes　along　racial　lines；　or　to　make　up　for　a　politician's　own　failings。

And　occasionally　it　finds　voice　in　the　church　on　Sunday　morning；　in　the　pulpit　and　in　the　pews。　The　fact　that　so　many　people　are　surprised　to　hear　that　anger　in　some　of　Reverend　Wright's　sermons　simply　reminds　us　of　the　old　truism　that　the　most　segregated　hour　in　American　life　occurs　on　Sunday　morning。　That　anger　is　not　always　productive；　indeed；　all　too　often　it　distracts　attention　from　solving　real　problems；　it　keeps　us　from　squarely　facing　our　own　plicity　in　our　condition；　and　prevents　the　African…American　munity　from　forging　the　alliances　it　needs　to　bring　about　real　change。　But　the　anger　is　real；　it　is　powerful；　and　to　simply　wish　it　away；　to　condemn　it　without　understanding　its　roots；　only　serves　to　widen　the　chasm　of　misunderstanding　that　exists　between　the　races。

In　fact；　a　similar　anger　exists　within　segments　of　the　white　munity。　Most　working…　and　middle…class　white　Americans　don't　feel　that　they　have　been　particularly　privileged　by　their　race。　Their　e