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We’re talking 100+ years ago. You’re not coherent. MLK had no party affiliation

Since @kanyewest's tweets have apparently made this topic unavoidable, some thoughts on the history of the parties' switch on civil rights.

First, it's important to note that, yes, the Democrats were indeed the party of slavery and, in the early 20th century, the party of segregation, too. (There are some pundits who claim this is some secret they've uncovered, but it's long been front & center in any US history.)

Indeed, as @rauchway once noted, one could argue that *the* central story of twentieth-century American political history is basically the evolution of the Democratic Party from the party of Jim Crow to the party of civil rights.

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Since @kanyewest's tweets have apparently made this topic unavoidable, some thoughts on the history of the parties' switch on civil rights.

First, it's important to note that, yes, the Democrats were indeed the party of slavery and, in the early 20th century, the party of segregation, too. (There are some pundits who claim this is some secret they've uncovered, but it's long been front & center in any US history.)

Indeed, as @rauchway once noted, one could argue that *the* central story of twentieth-century American political history is basically the evolution of the Democratic Party from the party of Jim Crow to the party of civil rights.

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Yes, so racist! It was Trump calling Robert Byrd his mentor, right? Whoops, silly me - he's reformed now! All these poor deceived black people... trusting in and following a racist! Nah, the blacks have realized that the democraps are still enslaving them to this day and they're waking the hell up.
 
Yes, so racist! It was Trump calling Robert Byrd his mentor, right? Whoops, silly me - he's reformed now! All these poor deceived black people... trusting in and following a racist! Nah, the blacks have realized that the democraps are still enslaving them to this day and they're waking the hell up.
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