I would select Carroll O'Connor for the role of Karl Linder. Mr. Linder is portrayed as an old gray haired white man who represented the white neighborhood association in Clybourne Park, where the Younger family was planning to move. His character is of a gentle and thoughtful person who tries to reasonably explain to the Youngers why its not a good idea to move into their neighborhood. He does this by tellin them " ......I want you to believe me when I tell you that race prejudice simply doesn't enter into it. It is a matter of the people of Clybourne park believing, rightly or wrongly, as I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities." (Act 2, Scene 3, p.1066) He, on behalf of the neighborhood associated, offers the Younger family a generous amount for their house to block their intended move into the neighborhood. When I read about Mr. Linder's character, Carroll O'Connor suddenly came to mind as he played the character of William Gillespie in the tv series "In the Heat of the Night" which cast him as a sheriff in a small Mississippi town working for a black prosecutor. His understanding personality for a person of color reminds me of Mr.Linder's persona.
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