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I never said he wasn't a racist. I said he wasn't a member of the KKK. You haven't provided any evidence that he was. "Not being a member of the KKK" doesn't m
by philh 11y ago
I never said he wasn't a racist. I said he wasn't a member of the KKK. You haven't provided any evidence that he was.
"Not being a member of the KKK" doesn't mean someone wasn't a racist. If he was a racist, we can say that without saying he was a member of the KKK. You'll note that I linked an article titled "President Woodrow Wilson was a Racist", which successfully accomplished this.
- protomyth 11y agoThe book I saw as the source "Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black & White" detailing 5 Presidents who were members. The only dispute I see about the book is its deemphasis of churches over Republicans.