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Reply #29: I wonder about Kennedy, as I know what a racist his father was [View All]

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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-14-08 10:40 PM
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29. I wonder about Kennedy, as I know what a racist his father was
Sammy Davis Jr. was banned from Kennedy's inauguration, because Davis was married to a white (Swede?) woman. And Davis worked his ass off for Kennedy.

Dean Martin boycotted the inauguration because of this.

And the elder Kennedy berated his son in law, Peter Lawford, for being too "friendly" with Blacks.

Not saying that Kennedy was a racist, but I'm wondering how much of his heart was in that legislation getting passed.
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