Bilbo was, at the same time, a fierce race baiter and an important ally of FDR and the New Deal. Quite the piece of crap.
“•Theodore Gilmore Bilbo was an American politician. Bilbo, a Democrat, twice served as governor of Mississippi and later was elected a U.S. Senator.”
An excellent point. The Ku Klux Klan was the militant arm of the Democrat party, & Democrat policies (both in the south & currently) have continued to rob Blacks of freedom & opportunity. I suggest the DNC pay reparations.