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Originally Posted by Bluesman
Nope; Byrd repudiated the KKK.
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The only thing I can say for the people of La. He only served 1 term and it was more of a "Kick the incumbant out" than a majority backing of his ideas.
Notice they havn't elected his to any position since.
While I'll agree with you on Thurmond but only for his actions from the 1970s and on I cannot believe you give Byrd a pass. It just doesn't fit in with your All Palis are evil if you have to diss the West Virginians.
[quote] Byrd KKK member and recruiter until he left them in 1943. So now he’s a stand up guy and those folks in W Va can sleep well that they aren’t backing a racist POS.
3 years after quitting the Klan he wrote "I am a former kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan in Raleigh County and the adjoining counties of the state .... The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia .... It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state of the Union. Will you please inform me as to the possibilities of rebuilding the Klan in the Realm of W. Va .... I hope that you will find it convenient to answer my letter in regards to future possibilities."
When integration of the Armed Forces was being proposed :
Byrd said he would” Never fight with a Negro by my side. Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds."
Or the 14+ hour filibuster speech he gave trying to keep the Civil rights act from passing.
all the way to 2001 when he said on Fox News” "There are white ni***rs. I've seen a lot of white ni***rs in my time; I'm going to use that word."
I’m sure if you google you can find a lot more remarks from hit that span the 70s – 90s. yet he keeps getting elected.