Tennessean's worst letter yet

Re: Race relations take a tumble by Hugh Fulford, July 26.
* Considering the growing prevalence of photographing phones, social media and exploitive partisan leaders, race relations might have been much worse by now were it not for Obama’s calm systematic leadership.  In any case, the referenced letter makes me despair of an effective national conversation toward racial reconciliation.  The necessary humility doesn’t come naturally and is utterly lacking among Mr Fulford’s ilk.
* We are lucky that Barack Obama came along when he did.