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THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CAROL SWAIN
When you think about racial equality and civil rights, which political party comes to mind? The Republicans? Or, the Democrats? Most people would probably say the Democrats. But this answer is incorrect.
Since its founding in 1829, the Democratic Party has fought against every major civil rights initiative, and has a long history of discrimination.
The Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, opposed Reconstruction, founded the Ku Klux Klan, imposed segregation, perpetrated lynchings, and fought against the civil rights acts of the 1950s and 1960s.
In contrast, the Republican Party was founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery party. Its mission was to stop the spread of slavery into the new western territories with the aim of abolishing it entirely. This effort, however, was dealt a major blow by the Supreme Court. In the 1857 case Dred Scott v. Sandford, the court ruled that slaves aren’t citizens; they’re property. The seven justices who voted in favor of slavery? All Democrats. The two justices who dissented? Both Republicans.
The slavery question was, of course, ultimately resolved by a bloody civil war. The commander- in-chief during that war was the first Republican President, Abraham Lincoln – the man who freed the slaves.
Six days after the Confederate army surrendered, John Wilkes Booth, a Democrat, assassinated President Lincoln. Lincoln’s vice president, a Democrat named Andrew Johnson, assumed the presidency. But Johnson adamantly opposed Lincoln’s plan to integrate the newly freed slaves into the South’s economic and social order.
Johnson and the Democratic Party were unified in their opposition to the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; the 14th Amendment, which gave blacks citizenship; and the 15th Amendment, which gave blacks the vote. All three passed only because of universal Republican support.
During the era of Reconstruction, federal troops stationed in the south helped secure rights for the newly freed slaves. Hundreds of black men were elected to southern state legislatures as Republicans, and 22 black Republicans served in the US Congress by 1900. The Democrats did not elect a black man to Congress until 1935.
But after Reconstruction ended, when the federal troops went home, Democrats roared back
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into power in the South. They quickly reestablished white supremacy across the region with measures like black codes – laws that restricted the ability of blacks to own property and run businesses. And they imposed poll taxes and literacy tests, used to subvert the black citizen’s right to vote.
And how was all of this enforced? By terror — much of it instigated by the Ku Klux Klan, founded by a Democrat, Nathan Bedford Forrest.
As historian Eric Foner – himself a Democrat – notes:
“In effect, the Klan was a military force serving the interests of the Democratic Party.”
President Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat, shared many views with the Klan. He re-segregated many federal agencies, and even screened the first movie ever played at the White House – the racist film “The Birth of a Nation,” originally entitled “The Clansman.”
A few decades later, the only serious congressional opposition to the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 came from Democrats.
Eighty percent of Republicans in Congress supported the bill. Less than 70 percent of Democrats did. Democratic senators filibustered the bill for 75 days, until Republicans mustered the few extra votes needed to break the logjam.
And when all of their efforts to enslave blacks, keep them enslaved, and then keep them from voting had failed, the Democrats came up with a new strategy: If black people are going to vote, they might as well vote for Democrats. As President Lyndon Johnson was purported to have said about the Civil Rights Act, “I’ll have them n*****s voting Democrat for two hundred years.”
So now, the Democratic Party prospers on the votes of the very people it has spent much of its history oppressing.
Democrats falsely claim that the Republican Party is the villain, when in reality it’s the failed policies of the Democratic Party that have kept blacks down. Massive government welfare has decimated the black family. Opposition to school choice has kept them trapped in failing schools. Politically correct policing has left black neighborhoods defenseless against violent crime.
So, when you think about racial equality and civil rights, which political party should come to mind?
I’m Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, for Prager University.
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That is so terrible all those fans trampled because of the decisions of the few and wow if everyone actually acted like adults to begin with like it's a competition just a game . We all live on the big blue Marble 🌏 Strive to be the best nabor you can be the best at work and just having fun .
Russia is not interested in Kyiv, they just wanted the lithium, the Ukrainians and the United States had been fooled. Also, why did only Democrats do wars and also suffered a lot of disasters? . when Donald Trump was not war, and not storms like that, I believe God does not like the Romans Democrats, Democrats are only good for the crooks. Isaiah 66 for the Democrats. Democrats or Judas Iscariots? You pick.
What sad is white people are going to get relief way faster than black people
A day without Lester is like a day without sunshine
Where,s Lester
Dont leave when they tell you ! you can make it thru this !!
Putin so short: Shaq uses him as toothpick
Look up: Hurricane Floyd; Eastern North Carolina. The landscape and lives were changed forever.
Such much heart break 💔 😢
THANK YOU NBC NIGHTLY NEWS. 💛
Cost of living???
It's greed are they that stupid?
Latinos support fascist ways?
Interesting..
How much were they paid
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Marriage is only with Christ, the Bridegroom of our souls.
Baseball and sports has one focused on themselves. Is not compassion at all? Pride is of the devil. Humanism is its slide. Easy to do and not really of the heart at all. Compassion.
No politician can aid this country. Only Mother can.
Have mercy Lord on all that have died, please hear the tears of the Immaculate of Mother, please. Amen.
Do not reporters ask the STUPIDEST questions??
How does a football game do anything but allow one to escape the heart? Not carrying compassion at all.
Hello: I'm a women from iran .Iran's people are alone we need to be free but vi don't have powerful all peoples in the iran hate of rejym please don't help mollo and agreements for yourselves support isn't right anyone's help and support danger rejym for in the all world. If you want to be freedom and peace in the world. Don't carefully molla.
Iran's people like all peoples and all cantyrs in the world because all people need to be together. Khamenei is crazy man and he has maalikhooliyaa he think all will blame and plot for Iran's we want never ever rijme .43 years we are feeling in a cage please please help help thanks.
Thank you Jose for your warmth, kindness, and compassion that you show every time you bring us the news. You are a great inspiration to everyone.
They were acting like animals
…I see how weakling we are, the storm impacting us more than the vegetation
Just look at those palm trees, they're having some much fun in the wind and left intact, that is a big message
A what happened to Jan 6????? Y'all still holding ur breath??? Jajajajaja
Why is it surprising that the dont have insurance its expensive to have if you have a job to pay for it.
Who cares about Florida I don't to all you Republicans I'm glad you lost your homes your boat everything you love. Maybe you can move in with Trump before he goes to jail
SHAME on the police chief for SMILING while talking about the serial killer!!!!!! It's definitely NOTHING to grin about…..smh
Easy, if you cannot afford flood insurance either do not buy a house in those areas in case you cannot afford it to rebuild or sell it if you have the house, but cannot afford the insurance anymore.
We're is Jackie
I am thinking to move out of Florida, my hoa when up last year ($ 460 a month) and we expecting a new rate for this coming January..plus insurance..plus $3,000 in property taxes for my condo due next month also is getting over populating..I applied for a job today and 155 people applied for the same position.the people are very rude and customer service is not great.in 2018 was a big storm and I got scare so I paid extra $450 dollars for flood insurance in top of a premium that was 4 years ago.. I moved from California to Florida .I guess Florida will be not my hometown in the next 2 years.😢
I can't believe these Latino voters! They have got to stop watching Fox "News."
https://youtu.be/3g6HUL2wCuE Azerbaijani soldiers cut off the head of the Armenian grandfather, why is the whole world silent?! (😔
Over a soccer game. Even when your team wins, when you get home, your life will still be the same. Such unnecessary reasons for violence and death.
Typical Floruda put whats importan…a fottbal match smh!! Shameful #bucaneers for jot using the stadium as some sort of distribution of food water clothing etc but no its kore important to play a game….shame!!
Seriously Latinos Republicans pay attn yo us????? This is how lLatin American countries became dictatorships and why they left thise countries to come here..Jan 6th, Roe v Wade reversal and the laundry list of lies, and disgrace….smh