On the party that is the party of racism and slavery, this “academic” is wrong. I guess it is his ox that is gored, that of the “Southern Man” he feels is being slighted in some way.
The truth hurts.
Some more than others.
“On the party that is the party of racism and slavery”
That’s a popular line among the historically illiterate, useful for it’s political convenience. And it works because most people have a cartoonish idea of American history.