Comments by "Brenda Rua" (@brendarua01) on "The Great Migration and the power of a single decision | Isabel Wilkerson" video.

  1. Joshua Those Dems became Republicans with the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.
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  2. I was born in Richmond VA in 1975, and I saw the leftovers of what she describes. White only fountains and restrooms. Segregated community swimming pools. Neighborhoods redlining affecting school demographics. Her use of the word "caste" is on the mark. Sadly, segregation continued in the north, even enforced by government at all levels, as documented in the book The Color of Law. We can be thankful that this created a critical mass that led to a community movement leading to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. This is a wonderful and inspiring presentation. Thanks for sharing!
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  3. Jesseverything Those numbers are roughly right. But that's a pretty course view of things. According to Quora (and the numbers match published government numbers): "...only 9 out of 116 southern Democrats (House and Senate) voted for the Civil Rights Act, but 190 out of 200 northern Democrats did. None of the 11 southern Republicans voted for it, but 165 out of 194 northern Republicans did. The northern Democrats were more than 95% in favour but the northern Republicans were only 85% in favour." https://www.quora.com/How-many-Democrats-voted-for-the-Civil-Rights-Act-of-1964-compared-to-Republicans And let's remember that it was a Democratic president, Johnson, who pushed it through.
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  4. That's just stupid
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  5. Marccas, I seriously doubt that will happen. And your reply is nothing more than a Conway Shuffle, a diversion and distraction. It no longer works for Kellyanne. What makes you think it works for you? That said, it is fair to point out that power and racism go hand in hand as if it is a part of human nature. I just object to your baseless smearing, and self-projection.
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  6. Yeah it is pretty crazy.
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  7. mgtinla I hope that's a joke because otherwise it is an outright, blatant lie. In any event, I fail to see how it is responsive to my OP.
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  8. ROFLMAO That's what I thought...
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