Democrats Fought Against Civil Rights
Dear Editor,
History proves Democrats supported segregation and racist policies.
According to the National Archives, the Smithsonian magazine and USA Today, 18 Democrat senators voted against the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Democrats also used a Senate maneuver called a filibuster for 60 days to keep the bill from being voted on. This remains the longest filibuster in US history.
Senators who fought against the Civil Rights bill include Robert Byrd (W.VA. and former KKK leader), Al Gore Sr. (TN and father of the 2000 Democrat presidential nominee Al Gore Jr.), Sam Ervin (NC), William Fulbright (AR who Bill Clinton says was his mentor), Senators McClennan (AR), Robertson (VA), Russell (GA), Stennis (MS), Talmadge (GA), Strom Thurman (SC) and others. President Kennedy, and later President Johnson, needed and received support from almost every Republican to pass the Civil Rights Act.
In 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus fought efforts to integrate a Little Rock high school. In Mississippi, federal troops were required to allow college student James Meredith to enter Ole Miss University.
Why do minorities still support a Democrat Party that supported and fought for segregation? How can Democrats say racism is wrong if they actually practiced racist policies and fought against fair and equal treatment of minorities?
Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, signed the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery.
History proves Republicans have been on the right side of history and have supported equal rights for minorities. Remember that the next time you vote.
Ken Orms
Ken,
surely you know the answer to your own question. All you have to do is look at the curriculum that is being taught in the government indoctrination centers, aka public schools, it’s easy enough to see why the public are uneducated on these subjects. American history that is being taught is constantly being rewritten by supporters of the (National Socialist) Democrat Party to support their agenda. God (though they don’t believe) forbid a balanced lesson plan should be used.
The one thing I hope I’m seeing is that people are opening their eyes and thinking for themselves and not listening to the (NS)DP lies.
First and foremost, that is history…not the current party bias. They were called Dixiecrats and when the broader Democratic party didn’t support their racists views, they became republicans. (Biggest move was when Democratic Presidental candidate, Strom Thurmond switched parties and many more junior party members followed.
But most importantly in our current times…. Not all republicans are racist but all racists are republicans. Very easy to find Trump flags flying next to Rebel Flags. And even a few Nazi flags flown next to Trump flags.
Just Saying.
So chris are you saying that of all the blacks in this country who are Democrats that there are none that are racist. Really chris you are very ignorant. And for your information not everyone who flys the Confederate flag is racist
Only two Dixiecrats switched. Two. The rest were Dems who carried the racist sentiment until the day they died, as Dems.
“All racists are Republicans” – Chris
Of COURSE a bunch of democrat racists switched parties to become part of the Republican Party that totally contradicted everything the racist democrats believed! Would you be interested in some great beachfront property in North Dakota?
The current crop of Democrats have not had the time to change that part of history.
Mr. Orms you omitted one famous quote from LBJ in the late 60’s he said give the blacks what they want and they will vote democrat for life. It still rings true today.
People don’t learn anything useful at govt schools. They do not study anything but the TV schedule. They don’t know these things.
I knew of many of these politicians that voted against the act. I was a young adult in 1964. Dick Russell of GA was the leader of the Solid South.
Lyndon Johnson wanted these things simply to buy the “N-R” vote for “200 years”. He succeeded. Thus the decline of our society ever since – look at it now. In my opinion, up to now, LBJ did the most damage to our Republic. So I think he was our worst.
This article is correct, but just the tip of the surface.
So you want to cancel the program LBJ started? Medicaid and Medicare? Oh, that’s right. You are a conservative so you only want to cut the programs that don’t benefit you personally. Got it.
I know someone who was offered $200 worth of Food Stamps for $100 cash, in a Food Lion parking lot. Perhaps Food Stamp redeemers should be required to show a photo ID.
That fraud is the norm among SNAP recipients. Most of them immediately sell their Food Stamp Dollar amount for cash, at 50 cents on the Dollar.
Wow! True but incomplete and cherry picked.. and also IRRELEVANT and the opposite the situation for the last many decades.
As everyone knows, the southern wing of Democrat party was once dominated by those who supported (and legislated at state and local level) Jim Crow, segregation, and denial of basic civil rights for non-whites. This was distinct from the Democratic party outside of the South.
Recall LBJ pushed Civil Rights legislation knowing and stating the Democrats would lose the south over it. The Republican party saw a way to split the Democrat party post federal civil right legislation by sympathizing and supporting policies that would stop or at least slow walk further integration and civil rights.
Come up with some other good reasons why minorities should support Republicans and feel welcome and listened to in Republican party. But should you be trusted given your misunderstanding (or perhaps intended distortions) above?
Jack you have spoken like a true toe the party line democrat. I’ll bet you even carry with pride an EBT card with the American flag on it.
This sounds like a Dem reaching for justification. If you want to become clean, stop putting on dirty clothes.
I love reading all these slugfests between Dems and Reps that so ably demonstrate why the current duopoly will never produce policies or leadership that reflects the actual concerns and desires of the moderate centrist middle class. Just like the duopoly seems determined to nominate the two candidates that most voters would not choose or support, they will also never provide us the kind of government we want. I’m beginning to think that No Labels should change its name to None of the Others so we will at least understand we are voting for something else (and that we CAN vote for something else for a change) instead of the least smelly latrine…