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To: koan who wrote (467776)	2/16/2021 12:13:17 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) of 540795

"Lincoln was one of ours, a full blown liberal" We don't have Liberal and Conservative parties; we have D's and R's. Lincoln was an R. The first Blacks elected to Congress were R's. mobituaries.com The people who were wearing hoods and lynching Blacks were D's. The people blocking civil rights bills in the 50's and 60's were D's. The president turning away Jewish refugees and throwing Japanese Americans in concentration camps was a D. The first president to sign a 20th Century civil rights bill was Ike. JFK voted against it. historylearningsite.co.uk The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill passed 285–126 in the House of Representatives with a majority of both parties' support (Republicans 167–19, Democrats 118–107). [5] It then passed 72–18 in the Senate, again with a majority of both parties (Republicans 43–0, Democrats 29–18). [6] President Eisenhower signed the bill on September 9, 1957. en.wikipedia.org

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