Don't just give them that argument. There's no evidence that racism got worse in the country side.

The entire article is basically documenting how racism is worse in the cities, and there are more hate-crimes in the cities, and there's been no evidence that racism is worse in the rural areas... but somehow the rural areas might be in denial of racism that none of them can see, hear, or document; and is entirely pre-supposed by people who live in racist cities.

The whole article is literally just projecting.