They were also involved in the founding of the NAACP.
When the NAACP was founded it was an ethical courageous group. Have you forgotten Lincoln was a Republican and WE (conservatives) were the people who freed the slaves and fought for equality? All the southern racist politicians stayed democrats after the 60's except Maddox...
Dems jumped on the 'civil rights' bandwagon when they sensed the winds changing in the 60's. They moved toward the power position and changed their 'victim of choice' from blacks to conservatives... They were the Establishmetn then, they're the Establishment now...
The NAACP of today - steeped in liberal elitism and victim-hood - is NOT anything like the original group.