If I remember correctly, the main "civil rights" issue in the 1940s was
the push for a federal anti-lyching bill, always killed by southern
filibusters. It was safe for northern democrats to take a pro-civil
rights stand on various issues because they could be sure their southern
comrades would pre
Last night Jon Stewart played a blood-curdling clip
from a Thurmond 1948 speech, so evidently it's available
somewhere. It was a devastating demolition job on Lott.
Chances are it will be on his web site before too long:
http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/thedailyshowwithjonstewart/
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