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[[Image:Artoon.jpg|right|thumb|A political cartoon depicting the KKK and the Democratic party as continuations of the Confederacy]]
Prior to the [[Reagan Realignment]] (after which point the [[Democratic Party]] became the "[[liberal]]" party, and the [[Republican Party]] the "[[conservative]]" party), the [[Democratic Party]] was the party of the South - it overwhelmingly controlled the South. In this era, the [[Democratic Party]] was responsible for a good deal of racist legislation, and was perceived to be connected to the Klan. '''However, such a causal connection is over fifty years old and the Klan bears no connection with any modern mainstream political party.'''<ref>Earl Black, ''The Vital South: How Presidents are Elected'' (1992, Harvard University Press)</ref><ref>Earl Black, ''The Rise of Southern Republicans'' (2002, Harvard University Press)</ref>
Prior to the [[Reagan Realignment]] (after which point the [[Democratic Party]] became the "[[liberal]]" party, and the [[Republican Party]] the "[[conservative]]" party), the [[Democratic Party]] was the party of the South - it overwhelmingly controlled the South. In this era, the [[Democratic Party]] was responsible for a good deal of racist legislation, and was perceived to be connected to the Klan. '''However, such a causal connection is over fifty years old and the Klan bears no connection with any modern mainstream political party.'''<ref>Earl Black, ''The Vital South: How Presidents are Elected'' (1992, Harvard University Press)</ref><ref>Earl Black, ''The Rise of Southern Republicans'' (2002, Harvard University Press)</ref>