[Girlene]

The point is that almost all the Senators and Representatives from the South voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the only ones from the South to vote in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were Democrats.

And my point was that 108 southern Democrats voting against the Civil Rights Act far outweighs 11 Republicans. Your logic is excusing the 108 southern Democrats because the 11 (11 is a much smaller number than 108) stood united?. Allrighty.

The only reason the act was passed was the Senate Republicans. They broke the cloture.

[trumandogz]

I would never excuse anyone, no matter what their party, for voting against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which brought an end to Jim Crow.

However, while the vast majority of the southern Democrats voted against the Civil Rights Act 0f 1964, 100% of the southern Republicans voted against the the act.

Why do you think that was?