Southern hospitality

In Mississippi, we get stories like this that make you wonder what conservatives are smoking when they claim we don't need affirmative action:

Back when I had a real job (as opposed to an IT job), my company bought a piston plant in New Albany. I was the Product Manager of the piston line, so I flew down to the plant to talk with the Plant Manager about our plans.
I asked him how long it would take to hire and train a bunch of people, since we planned a big expansion. He said it could take a while, because unemployment ran around 3% there.
I told him the State figures showed over 20% for that area.
He said, "yeah, but they count the blacks."