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That was more about geography, as always, Shirley?In 1964 the Republican Party turned its back on blacks after nearly 100 years of black support.
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Were Republicans really the party of civil rights in the 1960s? | Harry J Enten
Harry J Enten: Once you control for region, it turns out that Democrats were actually more likely to support the 1964 Civil Rights Act