Wrong on Race: The Democratic Party's Buried Past

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ISBN-13: 9780230610996

ISBN-10: 0230610994

Author: Bartlett, Bruce

Edition: First Edition

Binding: Paperback

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Published: 2009-01-06

On the tails of an election with the subject of race at the forefront, Wrong on Race uncovers a hidden past that many Democrats would rather see swept under the carpet. Ranging from the founding of the Republic through to today, it rectifies the unfair perceptions of America's two national parties. While Nixon's infamous "Southern Strategy" is constantly referenced in the media, less well remembered are Woodrow Wilson's segregation of the entire Federal civil service; FDR's appointment of a member of the KKK to the Supreme Court; John F. Kennedy's apathy towards civil rights legislation; and the ascension of Robert Byrd, who is current President pro tempore of the Senate, third in line in the presidential line of succession, and a former member of the KKK.