50 years ago, the black people that were allowed to vote were predominantly Republican. It wasn't until Nixon's "Southern Strategy" that the black vote began shifting to the dems.
wrong..blacks voted Democrat after New Deal...LBJ’s entitlements cemented it....Nixon’s Southern Strategy ..lol
Southern whites flocked to the GOP min droves because black entitlements affected them far more than it did Yankees
and the Dems lost any social conservatism they once had and the GOP picked up some anew from the Dixiecrat newcomers