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niyad

(113,979 posts) Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:33 PM Jul 2020

A question on the battle for civil rights, brought up by a friend: have there been ANY r's at

The forefront of this battle? My pre-caffeine brain could not come up with one nam. Not talking about those who voted for the Acts, but any who were actually making good trouble.

Thanks in advance.

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A question on the battle for civil rights, brought up by a friend: have there been ANY r's at (Original Post) niyad Jul 2020 OP

Only one I know for sure the late Gov George Romney of Michigan irisblue Jul 2020 #1

Thank you for that information. niyad Jul 2020 #3

Yes, I remember George Romney as not so bad. ananda Jul 2020 #5

In the 50s and 60s, Southern Republicans were probably more sympathetic to civil Hoyt Jul 2020 #2

Thank you for that information. niyad Jul 2020 #4

Moses himself pfitz59 Jul 2020 #6

Thank you for that information. niyad Jul 2020 #7

irisblue

(33,061 posts)

1. Only one I know for sure the late Gov George Romney of Michigan

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 05:44 PM

Jul 2020

Yeah,Mittens Father. I had to go to his wiki to copy this..

snip--"Romney was a strong supporter of the American Civil Rights Movement. He briefly represented moderate Republicans against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater during the 1964 U.S. presidential election."

more there

niyad

(113,979 posts)

3. Thank you for that information.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 06:43 PM

Jul 2020

ananda

(28,915 posts)

5. Yes, I remember George Romney as not so bad.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 06:48 PM

Jul 2020

Mitt is very weak, though.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. In the 50s and 60s, Southern Republicans were probably more sympathetic to civil

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 06:00 PM

Jul 2020

rights than Dixiecrats (essentially racists who loved FDR for saving poor rural white farmers with Social Security).

Of course, in 70s and 80s, those old Dixiecrats migrated to the Republican Party that waited with open arms.