Required in part b/c Democrats had gutted the Civil Rights legislation pushed by Republicans in 1957 & 1960 –- history blackballed by profs.
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Who is denying history? Parties switched positions on civil rights after '64 Act, with former Ds like Thurmond becoming Rs & being welcomed.
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Robert Caro does a good job of documenting some of the history of the Democrats in the 1950s that Democrat professors have hidden.
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Again, nobody is hiding anything. Strongest opposition to civil rights came from southern Ds in 1950s, southern Rs in more recent decades.
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We need to have an honest conversation, equating 1950s Democrats to 2010 Republicans is dishonest, a dishonesty enabled by academic bubble.
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These historic touchstones from you are my anchor in these days. We were principled once, and young.
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And later that day Medgar Evers lost his life.
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But he didn't do it on Twitter, so it doesn't count. After all, the WH says Trump's tweets are "official presidential statements."
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Too bad everyone forgets that he voted AGAINST a Civil Rights bill just a few short years earlier......
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This was a president, not Dumbo.
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JFK inspired me, and the inspiration has stayed with me. Thank you so much for your posts and great photos.
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And yet here in 2017 we have
@realDonaldTrump & co doing everything in their power to take us back to pre-civil rights...bc we were great. -
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5 1/2 months later he was assainated....by a
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When Voting Counts When Change Is Hardest Mast To Conquer Individually Speaking
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We know now, even viscerally, that we ought only to advance those of higher intelligence & character to lead. How do we act on this?
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