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Hoyt

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5. Fortunately, Dixiecrats either were absorbed by GOPers after Civil Rights Act, or some of the

Reply to myohmy2 (Original post)

Wed Jul 17, 2019, 12:19 AM

Jul 2019

of the remaining Southern moderate or reformed bigots died out by 1980s or so.

But, a Southern Democrat still has to fight charges of “ DemoKKKrats” referring to 40 - 50 years ago. Of course, nowadays it’s easy to counter that GOPers are now the racist party.

The distinction is quite clear nowadays.

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When did the Republican Party become a Party of racists? [View all] myohmy2 Jul 2019 OP

I believe it was at the height of the Civil Rights era in '64 sandensea Jul 2019 #1

When LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act in 1964. Aristus Jul 2019 #2

+1 KT2000 Jul 2019 #7

Half way through that Texas, Georgia, and Arizona are returning to us vercetti2021 Jul 2019 #8

He KNEW it was part of 'our' 'dna.' elleng Jul 2019 #9

Well, landmarks seem to indicate Dan Jul 2019 #3

When Nixon Adopted the Southern Strategy, but even then it was sometimes more of a political JI7 Jul 2019 #4

Fortunately, Dixiecrats either were absorbed by GOPers after Civil Rights Act, or some of the Hoyt Jul 2019 #5

Probably since the Dixiecrat era True_Blue Jul 2019 #6

When the founders decided a Black man was only a fraction of a man so lunatica Jul 2019 #10