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This bears strong echoes of the racist screeds of the 1910s and 1920s that paved the way for the rise of the Second Ku Klux Klan and immigration restriction at

Since @kanyewest's tweets have apparently made this topic unavoidable, some thoughts on the history of the parties' switch on civil rights. First, it's important to note that, yes, the Democrats

I'd really rather stop talking about this, but the video at this link has nearly 10 million views now, so ... buckle up.https://twitter.com/prageru/status/996165540161830912 Here's the link to the full video

I just saw a couple tweets complaining about how people were trying to persuade them to get out and vote this year. As someone who's researched the voting rights struggle,

Remember, the Secretary of Labor who's currently under fire for cutting a deal with an alleged pedophile and serial rapist is only the Secretary of Labor because Trump's *original* nominee

In an effort to "prove" President Trump isn't a racist, his defenders keep pointing to the fact that, in 1986, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor along with

Hey there, @tedcruz! Let's take a quick tour through the Texas Republican Party's history in the civil rights era!https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1298289464113090560 As I've noted repeatedly on here, the first wave of Souther

What the hell?https://twitter.com/blakehounshell/status/1297685292032417792 I mean, seriously, what the hell is this? Given that the Republicans are saying their 2016 platform is valid again this year, it sets up some ...

I'm not urging you to review textbooks, I'm asking -- as I have been for two years now -- for you to provide a single example for your ludicrous claim

No, as a professor, I understand the Civil War was fought over slavery, because that's what the South repeatedly said the Civil War was about. https://twitter.com/ClarkDell00/status/1030241174211244032 In its simplest terms,

No, @EricTrump is not correct, and neither are you.Let me explain.https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/1104811015315881984 First of all, that particular JFK line you're invoking? It was used most famously in a speech he gave

Oh, man, @kilmeade is *so* close to getting it. I'll see if I can help him understand why "that narrative flipped" in the 1960s.https://twitter.com/revrrlewis/status/1144569693044391942 First of all, yes, the Democratic