What I believe he is saying, though I don't want to put words in his mouth, is that he will encourage the end of Jim Crow, but will oppose federal action to mandate its end; a perfectly reasonable view in my opinion (and one I hoped would become more prevalent after a little pressure from the government under yours truly).
Indeed, reforms may go about quicker with a fellow Southernor in office, rather than a Californian like myself, or a New Englander (right?) like Terrance acting like an outside force, and invader, trying to dismantle a way of life, however wrong it may be. Under Sherman, if he encourages reform (and if he has a Northern running mate), I believe we will make at least some progress. I have no illusions, we are not going to have equality in my lifetime; nor is progress, or any form of success, going to spring from government intervention (save for the slightest, a nudge at best). While I would love to see equality in ten years, or twenty, I do not see that goal as realistic. What I did, in my term, was to protect the most basic of rights, and tried to enforce current laws more stringently, which I hope Mr. Sherman will do as well.