Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which means we’re guaranteed to see plenty of social media posts about how A Higher Percentage of Republicans Voted for the Civil Rights Act.™ Consider this post a handy pre-buttal for your convenient use if you encounter this nonsense at Facebook, Twitter, or, God help you, a family barbecue.
Kevin, I so appreciate your writing and scholarship. I’m hopeful that your efforts to make known the historical context for today’s events will help prevent us from the doom of repeating history, albeit has begun already.
Also, thank you for moving to Substack, I no longer have to search unsuccessfully through Twitter to find your voice. ( But maybe throw in a little Sarge now and then.)
one of my cousins worked in the senate democratic cloakroom at the time of the vote so my family got word of the ins and outs from within. your narrative of the complexities then, and of the misappropriation by today's alleged conservatives of a glory to which they are not entitled, is a salutary rebuttal to such obfuscators.
Kevin, I so appreciate your writing and scholarship. I’m hopeful that your efforts to make known the historical context for today’s events will help prevent us from the doom of repeating history, albeit has begun already.
Also, thank you for moving to Substack, I no longer have to search unsuccessfully through Twitter to find your voice. ( But maybe throw in a little Sarge now and then.)
Thanks so much!
Sarge pics coming with the next AMA
one of my cousins worked in the senate democratic cloakroom at the time of the vote so my family got word of the ins and outs from within. your narrative of the complexities then, and of the misappropriation by today's alleged conservatives of a glory to which they are not entitled, is a salutary rebuttal to such obfuscators.
Thanks so much! That’s terrific about your cousin