Is this what they're afraid of?

When you're dealing with the Republican Tea Party, it always comes down to bigotry and racism. They are scared out of their pants, as well they should be.

Much of the media buzz about the 2010 Census has focused on the role of Latinos and new immigrants in changing the face of the country. It makes sense: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about half of the nation's growth over the last decade was driven by growth in the Latino community, much of it in Southern states.

But equally influential in the South's rapidly-changing demographics is another story with a longer historical arc: The return of many African-Americans to Southern states after a decades-long exodus during the Jim Crow era.

Check out the whole story at Facing South. It's a good one.