[Free the USA]

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[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Since this has been bumped to a list I feel obligated to explain what Freiheit (our on site history savant) couldn't.

In reference to post #50 I said, "Civil Rights legislation came to the floor between "1850's and 1950's"." Then asked, "Tell us about it?"

In 1866, the Republican party, "which has contained a racist element for some time", passed the first Civil Rights Act over the veto of Jackson. They ratified the 14th Amendment a few years later and in the 1870's secured for blacks the right to vote.

[barryselby]

as i read the post here i am reminded of the 2002 election cycle, in New Jersey, Minn. new york,nc,sc,etc there were several seats up for election. Why were no blacks nominated, selected, or backed by either party? Seems to me that all of the senate must be racist or they would have a black serving in the senate now.although carl page is a liberal, he is very well qualified to be a senator