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'''Josiah William Bailey''' (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was a [[Democrat]] U.S. senator from the state of [[North Carolina]] from 1931 to 1946, when he died while in office. He was remembered mostly for his opposition to President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] as a member of the [[Conservative Coalition]], advocating for [[free market]], [[fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] principles. However, he was also a racist [[progressive]] like a large portion of his party, having been a segregationist<ref>[https://brewminate.com/a-history-of-racial-segregation-in-the-united-states/ A History of Racial Segregation in the United States]. ''Brewminate''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> and opposed anti-lynching legislation. Bailey's progressivism has been whitewashed by leftists who promote the [[U.S. "Party-switch" myth]].

'''Josiah William Bailey''' (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was a [[Democrat]] U.S. senator from the state of [[North Carolina]] from 1931 to 1946, when he died while in office. He was remembered mostly for his opposition to President [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] as a member of the [[Conservative Coalition]], advocating for [[free market]], [[fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] principles. However, he was also a racist [[progressive]] like a large portion of his party, having been a segregationist<ref>[https://brewminate.com/a-history-of-racial-segregation-in-the-united-states/ A History of Racial Segregation in the United States]. ''Brewminate''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> and opposed anti-lynching legislation.<ref>Beauchamp, Zack (October 9, 2013). [https://archive.thinkprogress.org/how-racism-caused-the-shutdown-f27ed4b08c25/ How Racism Caused The Shutdown]. ''ThinkProgress''. Retrieved February 16, 2021. ('''Note:''' Some information in the article is false/misleading.)</ref> Bailey's progressivism has been whitewashed by leftists who promote the [[U.S. "Party-switch" myth]].

==Early life and career==

==Early life and career==