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FakeNoose

(40,258 posts)

4. It was Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Reply to Guy Whitey Corngood (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2018, 11:47 AM

Jul 2018

A very courageous thing to do, and a bold decision for the President running for re-election. It could have backfired, but Johnson saw the legislation pass in both houses, and he still managed to win re-election. The conservative, racist Southern Democrats (including Jesse Helms and many others) eventually left the party and found they were welcomed by the Republicans.

That's the story of Jesse Helms, not what a great inspiring "leader" he was. The racists all turned tail and skedaddled because Johnson stood up and said "This is what we stand for! You guys know where the door is."