If he was relieved to see a white man, that means he was afraid it was a black man. Coming from anybody white, that would be considered the epitome of racism.
“THERE IS NOTHING MORE PAINFUL TO ME … THAN TO WALK DOWN THE STREET AND HEAR FOOTSTEPS AND START THINKING ABOUT ROBBERY, THEN LOOK AROUND AND SEE SOMEBODY WHITE AND FEEL RELIEVED.”; CRUCIFY HIM, HE'S RACIST! ACTUALLY, I SAID THAT