Some consider the King was a Democrat and cite his contributions to liberalism. <ref> Alonzo Hamby, ''Liberalism and Its Challengers: From F.D.R. to Bush'' (1992)</ref> Others claim King was a Republican. <ref>[http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.DYK-Why%20MLK%20was%20a%20Republican National Black Republican Association]</ref> Nobody has proven either way about King's political stance. At that time in history, black people were able to vote however many were disenfranchised until the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It would be hard to imagine that King was a Democrat of the South at a time when Southern Democrats aligned themselves with [[Jim Crow]]'s enforced segregation of blacks.
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Some consider King was a Democrat and cite his contributions to liberalism. <ref> Alonzo Hamby, ''Liberalism and Its Challengers: From F.D.R. to Bush'' (1992)</ref> Others claim King was a Republican. <ref>[http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.DYK-Why%20MLK%20was%20a%20Republican National Black Republican Association]</ref> Nobody has proven either way about King's political stance. At that time in history, black people were able to vote however many were disenfranchised until the 1965 Voting Rights Act. It would be hard to imagine that King was a Democrat of the South at a time when Southern Democrats aligned themselves with [[Jim Crow]]'s enforced segregation of blacks.