You are correct. And you could make a case that the War on Poverty, credited to LBJ, was actual Nixon's idea. But all that doesn't matter.
What matters is that the Democrat Party, being the party of big government and more and more social programs, has pandered to the black community for decades.
Self-appointed black leaders have personally benefited greatly from this largesse.
It's all about the gravy train and black people have been told and believe that if Republicans are elected, all their government handouts will cease.
His reply: “Because when I was growing up in Mississippi, the democrats were hanging black people.”