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If you are confused about who voted the #CivilRightsAct into law, here's the historical record.
SPOILER ALERT: It was the party of #LBJ--the Democrats. govtrack.us/congress/votes…
SPOILER ALERT: It was the party of #LBJ--the Democrats. govtrack.us/congress/votes…
Unlike modern-day racist Southern #GOP leader @SenateMajLdr McConnell, who blocked #SCOTUS hearings for #MerrickGarland because he felt @POTUS44 wasn't owed a full 4yr term, #LBJ signed the most sweeping anti-racist and anti-poverty legislation in US history.
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Just five months after the #CivilRightsAct was passed, the country voted overwhelmingly to return #LBJ to the White House, 49 weeks after the assassination of #JFK.
Voters thought LBJ was far more capable of holding the nation together amidst growing racial and societal strife.
Voters thought LBJ was far more capable of holding the nation together amidst growing racial and societal strife.
