[RonF]

Segregationists back then, as they are today, were Democrats.

So are you maintaining that back in 1948 Republicans were all in favor of integration, and that there were no segregationists in the GOP then?

[Austin Willard Wright]

Actually, compared to the Democrats, the Republicans did indeed have far fewer segregationists in 1948. The main exceptions were the lily white Republicans in some of the Southern delegations but they never won elections. Even in the South, many of the state GOP parties were still controlled by black/white coalitions. The Democratics, on the other hand, were all white in the South.

[vbmoneyspender]

Though not stirling, the Republican party has a good pretty history on the segregation issue. Certainly, much better than the Democratic Party. For instance, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge had planks in their presidential platforms that called for a federal anti-lynching law. Likewise, the Republicans of that era actively supported federal laws that would have banned such things as poll taxes. In fact, in the twenty-six major civil rights votes since 1933, a majority of Democrats opposed civil rights legislation in over 80 % of the votes. By contrast, the Republican majority favored civil rights in over 96 % of the votes.

BTW, if you want the source for this statistic, let me know and I will dig it up for you.

[Illbay]

Can YOU come up with an example of a "segregationist" in the Republican party? I have to tell you, I cannot.