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Al Gore's father, Al Gore,
Sr., Bill Clinton's mentor, a segregationist by the name of J. William
Fulbright, a one-time Democratic Senate majority leader in alignment with
former Klan member Robert "KKK" Byrd -- voted against the Civil
Rights Act of 1964.
Al Gore Lied About his Father
In a speech to the NAACP, then Vice President Gore lied when he said his father lost his Senate seat because he supported civil rights legislation. In truth, Al Gore, Sr., together with the rest of the southern Democrats, including those mentioned above, voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In a speech to the NAACP, then Vice President Gore lied when he said his father lost his Senate seat because he supported civil rights legislation. In truth, Al Gore, Sr., together with the rest of the southern Democrats, including those mentioned above, voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Congressional Quarterly
reported that, in the House of Representatives, 61% of Democrats (152 for, 96
against) voted for the Civil Rights Act as opposed to 80% of Republicans (138
for, 38 against). In the Senate, 69% of Democrats (46 for, 21 against) voted
for the Act while 82% of Republicans did (27 for, 6 against). All southern
Democrats voted against the Act.
Democrat Lyndon Johnson Praised Republicans
In his remarks upon signing the Civil Rights Act, President Lyndon Johnson praised Republicans for their "overwhelming majority." He did not offer similar praise to his own Democratic Party. Moreover, Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, an Illinois Republican, collaborated with the White House and the Senate leadership of both parties to draft acceptable compromise amendments to end the southern Democrats' filibuster of the Act.
In his remarks upon signing the Civil Rights Act, President Lyndon Johnson praised Republicans for their "overwhelming majority." He did not offer similar praise to his own Democratic Party. Moreover, Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, an Illinois Republican, collaborated with the White House and the Senate leadership of both parties to draft acceptable compromise amendments to end the southern Democrats' filibuster of the Act.
It was Dirksen who often took
to the Senate floor to declare, "This is an idea whose time has come. It
will not be denied." Dirksen's greatest triumph earned him the Leadership
Conference of Civil Rights Award, presented by then-NAACP Chairman Roy Wilkins,
for his remarkable civil rights leadership.
Al Gore, Sr's Defiance Amendment
Al Gore, Sr. did not stop at
simply voting against the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In addition, Congressional
Quarterly reported that Gore attempted to send the Act to the Senate Judiciary
Committee with an amendment to say "in defiance of a court desegregation
order, federal funds could not be held from any school districts." Gore
sought to take the teeth out of the Act in the event it passed.
Senator Gore was said to be "elated" at the idea of young Al, Jr. going to school with Black
children. In reality, however, the future vice president attended an elite
private school.
In the end, the Gore
Amendment was defeated by a vote of 74-25. Senator J. William Fulbright of
Arkansas, one of President Bill Clinton's racist political mentors, was among
the 23 southern Democratic senators and only one Republican voting with Al Gore,
Sr. for this racist amendment.
All official records about the Civil Rights Act can be found in the June 1964 issues of the Congressional Quarterly.
Best Civil Rights Judges were Republican - Andrew Young
At least civil rights activist Andrew Young was forthcoming about this oversight in his book, An Easy Burden. Young wrote, "The southern segregationists were all Democrats, and it was black Republicans... who could effectively influence the appointment of federal judges in the South." Young noted that the best civil rights judges were Republicans appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower. Young admitted, "These judges are among the many unsung heroes of the civil rights movement."
At least civil rights activist Andrew Young was forthcoming about this oversight in his book, An Easy Burden. Young wrote, "The southern segregationists were all Democrats, and it was black Republicans... who could effectively influence the appointment of federal judges in the South." Young noted that the best civil rights judges were Republicans appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower. Young admitted, "These judges are among the many unsung heroes of the civil rights movement."
History tends to unilaterally
and falsely depict Republicans as racists when southern Democrats truly
deserved this title.
Take the time to research the
facts about our past in publications like Congressional Quarterly and An
Easy Burden. Also read Bogus Science of Man-Made Global Warming.
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