40
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 9:
Line 9: − +
U.S. "Party-switch" myth (view source)
Revision as of 22:12, January 20, 2021
, 22:12, January 20, 2021no edit summary
==Civil Rights Act==
==Civil Rights Act==
:''See: [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] and [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]
:''See: [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]] and [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]]
[[Image:1968 PresidentialElection.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Map of electoral votes]]
[[Image:1968 PresidentialElection.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Map of electoral votes in the [[United States presidential election, 1968|1968 United States presidential election]]]]
Liberals often point to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s so-called advocacy for civil rights to push the myth. This was despite the fact that Johnson worked to water down the [[1957 Civil Rights Act]], weakening it down by removing the stringent voting protection clauses.<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1951-2000/The-Civil-Rights-Act-of-1957/ The Civil Rights Act of 1957]</ref> It was afterwards that the legislation was passed, which Johnson voted for.<ref name="HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.">[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]</ref>
Liberals often point to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s so-called advocacy for civil rights to push the myth. This was despite the fact that Johnson worked to water down the [[1957 Civil Rights Act]], weakening it down by removing the stringent voting protection clauses.<ref>[https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1951-2000/The-Civil-Rights-Act-of-1957/ The Civil Rights Act of 1957]</ref> It was afterwards that the legislation was passed, which Johnson voted for.<ref name="HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.">[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/s75 HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]</ref>