Again, those were the Dixie-crats. They were segregationists. After that, the racists moved to the Republican party. Over time the Democratic party became the

Again, those were the Dixie-crats. They were segregationists. After that, the racists moved to the Republican party. Over time the Democratic party became the side that embraced multiculturalism. It's been a fight, no doubt about that, but it did happen. Saying that today's (after about 1975 or so) Republican party didn't explicitly make a play for the votes of racist Southerners that had been Democrats historically just fly's in the face of the words of the people who actually carried it out. The people involved have explicitly said that it was their strategy.