My concern is less with the blatant racism than with the sneaky stuff. When the racism is obvious, a context-sensitive choice as Joe suggests is more or less easy to do.

I am much more bothered by subtle assumptions, as in this example:

CATFISH JOHN (on a Garcia album, not sure who wrote it)

Chorus:
Mama said, "Don't go near that river,
"Don't be hangin' around ol' Catfish John."
Come the mornin' I'd always be there
Walkin' in his footsteps in the sweet delta dawn.

[the first verse describes memories of magnolias and the south]

However, the 2nd verse - racism is underlined:

Born a slave in the town of Vicksburg
Traded for a chestnut mare
Lord, he never spoke in anger
Though his load is hard to bear.

Racist assumptions:
(1) Yeah, like any white person is gonna hear a (former) slave ragging on the pr**ks who abused him. That kind of honest talk won't likely happen when the white folks are within earshot.
(2) The notion that not expressing anger is some sort of acceptance of the social order. Any woman can tell you, "It ain't so, Joe."

To my mind, this type of "systemic" racism is the tougher issue because it's often difficult to spot and even more difficult to communicate to those who've not been victimized in this way. When I sing this song, immediately after uttering "never spoke in anger," I make a face that (hopefully) says "who are you kidding! There's an occasional grin of understanding. Very occasional.

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