Link where I claimed sole creditWhich one? The first one, the Civil Rights Act of 1957 was signed by Dwight Eisenhower (Republican) after it was proposed by Herbert Brownnell (Republican). The Act marked the first occasion since Reconstruction that the federal government undertook significant legislative action to protect civil rights.
The second one, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was written by Senators Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) and Everett Dirksen (R-IL), and Representatives Emanuel Celler (D-NY), and William McCulloch (R-OH) and signed by Lyndon Johnson (Democrat). It would not have passed without 80% support of the Republicans in Congress.
Your attempt to re-write history to favor the Democrats fails.
Would not have passed without Democrats
Both Republicans and Democrats in the south voted against it
Teddy Roosevelt on Conservatives vs. Liberals
However, without the strong support and politicking of LBJ, it would have died in committee.
The 1964 presidential nominee for Republicans voted against it
The Democrats controlled the House and Senate. You can try to lie and vilify Republicans, but the fact is that the largest block of "no" votes were Southern Democrats and you KNOW that. In the House, the measure passed with 78 percent of Democrats backing it and 82 percent of Republicans backing it. In the Senate, 73 percent of Democrats and 94 percent of Republicans supported the bill.
If you have to lie to make your point, you don't really have a point.
Anyone with any sense looking at that vote would see a definitive North-South vote
Only those looking for partisan propaganda would claim it was a Democratic-Republican issue
But, your original statement was a condemnation of Republicans and claimed sole credit for Democrats. Now, you are "evolving" because you have been shown to be...inaccurate.
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