Most Americans concerned for South Africa tend to fault Afrikaans-speaking whites for apartheid and to look with hope toward the English-speakers. As a result, Afrikaners have tended to become isolated, easily written off as stubbornly intransigent in their racism. This habit of mind misrepresents the larger and more powerful group of whites who, given their Christian moralism, may be overlooked as a hidden resource for change. My experiences with a wide variety of South Africans provide reason to suggest a revisionist approach. Some historical background on the two white communities may help the reader to make sense of this suggestion.