Generally, yes, but I've been harassed while out on country roads near RVA by my fair share of pickups with confederate flag stickers. There's also a long legacy of racism at the policy level in the city that has only recently started to improve-

Richmond's Unhealed History: Benjamin Campbell: 9780983826408: Amazon.com: Books

Read this a few years ago, very eye opening. The "urban renewal" that took place in the 50s and 60s, particularly the construction of the interstates and downtown expressway, destroyed huge swaths of traditionally black neighborhoods. I was involved in an Urban Planning masters program in the city and we surveyed all sorts of people, young and old, and the lingering tension between the races in this city remains, it's just not talked about very often.