The Truth Behind Political Parties and Civil Rights

Resources Setting the Record Straight: American History in Black and White The tangled relationship between race and politics in America contains shocking truths that have been systematically erased from our collective memory. When Texas Democrats recently fled the state to break quorum on redistricting legislation, they unknowingly echoed tactics used by their political ancestors in the 1870s—though the historical context reveals a dramatically different motivation. Did you know the Republi...