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Nearly ten years ago, Master Sgt. Albert Wilkerson and his wife heard rumors that North Idaho was a tough place for African-Americans, according to the latest issue of the Idaho Democratic Party newsletter. As an African-American who had felt the pain of racism in other communities and even in his beloved Corps, the Wilkersons were up for the challenge.
The Wilkerson's met with members of the human rights movement in Idaho while they were living in the San Diego area, the newsletter states. They decided to help out and chose north Idaho as their retirement home. They quickly found that “except for a few idiots” in a tiny group calling themselves the “Aryan Nations,” discrimination was less noticeable in Idaho than in other parts of the country.
“In my time in the military, my life was threatened twice because of my race. I remember that rebel flags were raised over camp in San Diego. Yes, we ran into racial problems. But In Idaho,...
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