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To: koan who wrote (277055)

12/3/2023 5:35:34 PM

From: Wharf Rat

Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 355486

"Lester Maddox and Byrd were conservative Dixiecrat racists."

They were Democrats. So was George Wallace.

NAACP MOURNS THE PASSING OF U.S. SENATOR ROBERT BYRD

Longest Serving Member of Congress Became a Champion for Civil Rights and Liberties

WASHINGTON, DC – The NAACP is saddened by the passing of United States Senator Robert Byrd. Byrd, the longest serving member of congress was first elected to the U.S. House from in 1952 and was elected Senator in 1958. Byrd passed away this morning at the age of 92.

“Senator Byrd reflects the transformative power of this nation,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “Senator Byrd went from being an active member of the KKK to a being a stalwart supporter of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and many other pieces of seminal legislation that advanced the civil rights and liberties of our country.

“Senator Byrd came to consistently support the NAACP civil rights agenda, doing well on the NAACP Annual Civil Rights Report Card. He stood with us on many issues of crucial importance to our members from the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act, the historic health care legislation of 2010 and his support for the Hate Crimes Prevention legislation,” stated Hilary O. Shelton, Director of the NAACP Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy. “Senator Byrd was a master of the Senate Rules, and helped strategize passage of legislation that helped millions of Americans. He will be sorely missed.”

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.

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Sudbury faith: George Wallace a racist who repented

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Aug 2, 2020 — Wallace openly renounced his past support for segregation and apologized to black civil rights leaders. He confessed that he had once sought ...

To: koan who wrote (277055)	12/3/2023 6:56:15 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 355486

I'm just quoting you. Democrats are the party of nice people. You are doing exactly what the MAGA folks do, because they cannot deal with the truth of their lame party I condemn that party regularly, I despise MAGA and their giving leadership positions to people like El Trumpo and Moms for Threesomes founder, etc etc etc ... though I don't generally like Democrats and am not one, I do think Biden is getting a bad rap. The US under Biden is doing great right now. Not to say I like everything he pushes. -------------------- After the 1964 equal rights amendment all those racist folks changed parties. All those Dixiecrat racists are now Republicans and pulling this country down into their squalid environment You didn't know that!!??. It is like Republicans claiming Lincoln was a Republican and ignoring he was a liberal and democrats voted against the 1964 equal rights amendment when it was the Dixiecrats, not the liberal Democrats. I know the readjustment of parties in the south took decades. Robert Byrd of the KKK held leadership positions in the Senate till his death in 2010. I also know the Dixiecrats against civil rights were Democrats. And Lincoln actually WAS a Republican.