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{{cquote|I want to thank the Democrats of the South for one thing. They were so barbaric they drove my parents to the North. If it had not been for that I wouldn’t be in Congress today. I’ve been Jim Crowed, segregated, persecuted, and I think I know how best the Negro can put a stop to being imposed upon. It is through the ballot, through organization, through eternally fighting for his rights.}}

{{cquote|I want to thank the Democrats of the South for one thing. They were so barbaric they drove my parents to the North. If it had not been for that I wouldn’t be in Congress today. I’ve been Jim Crowed, segregated, persecuted, and I think I know how best the Negro can put a stop to being imposed upon. It is through the ballot, through organization, through eternally fighting for his rights.}}

De Priest pushed for [[anti-lynching legislation]], the desegregation of the House diner.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Although both measures did not pass, he did successfully introduce an amendment which desegregated the 1933 [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. De Priest also said on the House floor regarding the injustices blacks faced:<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

De Priest pushed for [[anti-lynching legislation]] and the desegregation of the House diner.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Although both measures did not pass, he did successfully introduce an amendment which desegregated the 1933 [[Civilian Conservation Corps]]. De Priest also said on the House floor regarding the injustices blacks faced:<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

{{cquote|...I am making these remarks because I want you to know that the American Negro is not satisfied with the treatment he receives in America, and I know of no forum where I can better present the matter than the floor of Congress.}}

{{cquote|...I am making these remarks because I want you to know that the American Negro is not satisfied with the treatment he receives in America, and I know of no forum where I can better present the matter than the floor of Congress.}}