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It’s almost at the edge of living memory: U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act in July 1964, urging Americans to “close the springs of racial poison.” The legislation prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex or national origin at places serving the public – such as swimming pools and […]
Sixty years after the unwinding of Jim Crow, a historic US election Reuters Source link
U.S. Army restores honor to Black soldiers hanged in Jim Crow-era South CBS News Source link
In his struggle to fend off the furor he caused after suggesting Black families were stronger under Jim Crow segregation at an event in Philadelphia aimed at helping the GOP reach Black voters, a frustrated U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R., Fla.) told CNN Wednesday: “Let’s agree on something: I am, you know, obviously, one of […]
US Representative Byron Donalds, speaking Tuesday at a Black voter outreach event for former President Donald Trump, sparked immediate backlash from top Black Democratic officials by saying, “During Jim Crow the Black family was together” and “America, Joe Biden’s campaign is lying to you once again. And they’re gaslighting.” But later defended his speech, saying […]
Representative Byron Donalds, a Florida Republican whom Donald J. Trump is said to be considering for his running mate, suggested on Tuesday that the Jim Crow era had some virtues for Black people while trying to persuade voters of color to back the former president. Mr. Donalds, who has emerged as a key Black surrogate […]
With former President Donald J. Trump’s organization in full attack mode, former Gov. Larry Hogan’s path to the Senate in Maryland is getting considerably narrower. Mr. Hogan, a popular Republican in a strongly Democratic state and prized Senate recruit, has never tried to hide his disdain for Mr. Trump, the former president and presumptive nominee. […]
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Black U.S. Republican lawmaker said his comments expressing nostalgia for the Jim Crow era were taken out of context after Democrats criticised his words as outrageous and ignorant. Representative Byron Donalds, a second-term congressman and former candidate for House speaker, expressed nostalgia for the Jim Crow era – […]
CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican who is seen as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is defending himself amid Democratic criticism of comments he’d made Tuesday suggesting that Black families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Donalds’ comments, which come as Trump’s campaign seeks […]
Rep. Byron Donalds’ Jim Crow comments draws fire from Democrats
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June 7, 2024
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds (R., Fla.) has come under fire for comments he made about the Jim Crow era of racial segregation during an event in Philadelphia on Tuesday. The comments, first reported by The Inquirer on Tuesday night, came during a “Congress, Cognac, and Cigars” event featuring Donalds and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt (R., […]