While it may be hurtful, isn't it just a religion that he was wrong? 50 years after integration, blacks kill at 7 times the white average, have consistently lower test scores with no signs of improvement, have the highest unemployment and AIDS rates, and are vastly more frequently imprisoned. Taking off the "I watched Sesame Street and I learned that everyone is the same" hat for a minute, isn't it intellectually fair to say that there are differences on average, even if we should morally not judge any particular individual based on these averages?