Right up until 1964, when all the Dixiecrats had finally had enough and switched over to the Republican Party, which welcomed their votes and bigotry with open

Right up until 1964, when all the Dixiecrats had finally had enough and switched over to the Republican Party, which welcomed their votes and bigotry with open arms. And that’s how it’s been for the last 60+ years, but surely you knew that, being such a student of history and all. LBJ thought that Democrats siding with the Civil Rights movement would drive away Southern Evangelicals for a generation, but he never counted on them being so devoid of principles, values, or integrity that they would double down on party over literally ever other factor, even their own religion, even their own interests. And here we are on Reddit, 65 years later, where someone to this day is claiming that Democrats are the pro-segregation party. What an awful time to be alive.