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Those distinguished academics, Stephan Thernstrom and Abigail Thernstrom explain why, in spite of all the column inches, Jeremiah Wright doesn't represent mainstream opinion among African-American church-goers: He shares neither their vision nor their values. Why their relative silence in the face of Rev. Wright's rants? Perhaps they believe they are protecting Sen. Obama, but if Wright convinces white Americans that his hateful speeches reflect the ways African-American churchgoers think and worship, the quest for racial equality will be set back decades.
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