Is there any actual PROOF that he was a Republican? It is my understanding that he voted for Kennedy in 1960 and LBJ in 1964.
“As I point out in my book, Back to Basics for the Republican Party, MLK told Vice President Nixon publicly that he had voted Republican in 1956, but after not voting in 1960 he actually campaigned for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. So, calling MLK a Republican is misleading. See http://www.republicanbasics.com for more information.”
8 posted on Thursday, August 31, 2006 11:06:51 AM by since 1854
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I got that form the National Black Republicain Association.