Well as an investment, LBJ sure got his money’s worth in votes. Black America virtually to a person turned its back on the GOP. There’s got to be something demeaning about that.
There is. Blacks of my grandparents' generation were almost universally Republican. All four of my grandparents voted R until their dying day, even as they watched their children and grandchildren being sucked into the Democrat fold.
The shift toward majority Democrat affiliation was hard on blacks of that generation. In time, they just didn't talk about politics with the young folks. They simply kept it private, and continued voting for the 'party of Lincoln', as their parents had.
In my day, the 8% (or so) of us who are staunchly conservative Republican, are openly reviled and spat upon by other blacks. Water, meet duck's back. My real brothers and sisters are those who believe in this country and the Founders' vision.