Let's put the blame on who is responsible for all this racism-Ronald Reagan

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41. You only thought the momentum was going forward.

Sure, there were several positive developments between 1964 and 1968, but you overestimate the forward momentum. Consider the fact that George Wallace ran for president in 1968 on an openly segregationist platform and WON FIVE STATES. Wallace also finished ahead of the Democratic nominee (Humphrey) in two states (North Carolina and Tennessee) and a close third in Florida. He received nearly 10 million votes. And he might well have done even better if Nixon's southern strategy hadn't provided a "safer" way for racists to express themselves. Was there a brief respite during the post-Watergate, Carter administration years? Sure, at least on the surface. But race relations during the mid to late 1970s were anything but great, especially in some parts of the north. Maybe you've forgotten about the South Boston busing riot and the white flight that occurred. To say that "all" this racism we see today can be laid at Reagan's feet is to ignore a lot of history.