On this day in 1964, Everett Dirksen (R-IL), the Republican Leader in the U.S. Senate, condemned the Democrats' 57-day filibuster against the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Leading the Democrats in their opposition to civil rights for African-Americans was Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV). Byrd, who got into politics as a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan, spoke against the bill for fourteen straight hours. Democrats still call Robert Byrd "the conscience of the Senate."
In his speech, Senator Dirksen called on the Democrats to end their filibuster and accept racial equality. The Senate and House votes for passage showed that Republicans supported the 1964 Civil Rights Act much more than did the Democrats.
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5 comments:
However those great strong holds of democrats in the south then switched to the republican party, because they were so angry. That is why still today the democrats have no power in the south.
LBJ said it best "we have lost the south for a generation they will all be Republicans from now on".
Yup. Republicans fought the democrats for 80 years after the Civil War trying to to give blacks their civil rights.
Today, blacks vote democratic - go figure.
12:52 yes but the Democrats bought their votes by giving them entitlements
Oh yeah, the free stuff. Forgot :)
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