Blexodus: Black Exodus From The GOP
Blexodus: Black Exodus From The GOP
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How did the party of the Ku Klux Klan became the party of choice for black voters? And how did the party of Abraham Lincoln become 90 percent white? It’s a messy story, exemplified by the doomed friendship between Richard Nixon and his fellow Republican, Jackie Robinson.