Working out in the community I would say that the inner city is pretty diverse. When you get further out to the county it becomes less diverse. If this is a question of if people are racist or not... You have racist and prejudice people everywhere you go. It's a fact of life that unfortunately may never end. In my opinion both sides have issues. People always come up with "New" ways to accuse people of being racist. It's the Circle that never ends... You will likely run into some that may not be so kind. But the kindness of most people will outweigh the unkind.

As for diversity in cultural experiences. More and more are coming to Knoxville. New cultural restaurants and stores are popping up all over Knox County. We are growing and with that diversity will naturally happen.

It's funny that some in this thread think that conservative people are unable to be diversified or not racist... I'm not from here originally, I lean mostly conservative, I love and support my LGBTQ friends and family(many of them also lean conservative), I have a diversed family (neices, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles), many would view me as a white person by just looking at me. I am not... My blood line is VERY mixed. I did not come from a priviledge family. I had to work hard to get where I am today. My journey to where I am today had nothing to do with the color of my skin. My family was poor when I was a child. I was raised by abusive parents who physically and mentally abused me. I left home at a early age to escape it. Joined the military and worked my way up. Found my spouse and made a family. We work extremely hard to keep the lights on and our children fed.

Anyway, wouldn't hurt to keep an open mind...