Racist Republicans

For those who missed that one day in high school history class when they discussed segregation and Jim Crow, Larry Elder explains everything you need to know about the connection between racism and Republicans in America in his book, The Ten Things You Can't Say In America.

Georgia governor Lester Maddox famously brandished ax handles to prevent blacks from patronizing his restaurant. He was a Democrat.

Alabama governor George Wallace stood in front of the Alabama schoolhouse in 1963 and thundered, "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." He was a Democrat.

Birmingham Public Safety commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor sicced dogs and turned fire hoses on black civil rights demonstrators. He was a Democrat."

In 1954, Orville Faubus tried to prevent the desegregation of a Little Rock public high school. He was a Democrat.

President Eisenhower, a Republican, sent in federal troops to prevent violence and enforce a court order desegregating the school. As a percentage of their respective parties, more Republicans voted for the passage of the Civil Rights Art of 1964 than did Democrats. A Republican President, Richard Nixon, not John F. Kennedy or Lyndon B. Johnson, instituted the first affirmative action program with goals and timetables.

But don't take Elder's word for it, kids. You know how to google.