Galveston County Daily News, July 30, 2007 GALVESTON - Back then, there was the car and house that Edward Clack had to go elsewhere to buy, the constant remarks Miguel Aleman pretended not to hear. Both men felt the sting of racial discrimination in the 1960s - and despite great progress, things aren't perfect yet. But life in Galveston - one of the most racially integrated cities in the country - is actually easier for minorities than the cities nearby, a recent study found. The Galveston County Survey, which compares how island and mainland residents answered nearly 100 questions, highlighted residents' different perceptions of discrimination. Some minorities on the mainland felt discriminated against more often than islanders and their white neighbors were less sympathetic to racism. The survey also found that despite the racism that exists in Galveston County, it's substantially less than what people in Harris County reported. Karl Esbach, an associate professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch's Center for Population Health and Health Disparities, said the differences could be linked to the communities' racial makeup. Because Galveston is more integrated than mainland cities, whites are more aware of racism and blacks experience it less frequently.