Seen another way ...

YOU’D practically think from the piece on Brian Copeland’s show that San Leandro in the ‘70s was a bastion of white supremacy and KKK-like mentality [“Sure, Now It’s Funny,” by Diane Haithman, March 26]. It was not; nor can the stated figure of 99.9% white possibly be correct. I grew up in this limited and boring but good-natured town from 1960-80, concurrently with Copeland.

Copeland’s performance includes numerous flashbacks to San Leandro -- all of which were negative and traumatic. Surely he had some good times there, as he’s chosen to live there for 30 years, to this day. And if the loving, hard-working mother he described truly felt her four children’s lives and well-being were under constant threat, she would’ve relocated her family.

Whatever walls San Leandro had came down in a relatively quick time. When three black boys arrived in my high school in ‘75, their “difference” gave them an advantageous edge. They were popular, and thrived. They were chosen for the teams. They won in “Best Of” categories in the yearbook. White girls like me got crushes on them.

I rest my case.

LOIS FELICE

Los Angeles