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If LBJ were truly for Civil Rights, why did he block Ike's Civil Rights bill in the Senate for 7 whole years, only to pass almost the exact same bill when he became President?
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He "evolved."If LBJ were truly for Civil Rights, why did he block Ike's Civil Rights bill in the Senate for 7 whole years, only to pass almost the exact same bill when he became President?
Then in 1957, Johnson would help get the “****** bill” passed, known to most as the Civil Rights Act of 1957...
Lyndon Johnson was a civil rights hero. But also a racist.
Yes, he called it the "****** bill"
These nutters also try to convince us that Lincoln loved slavery, even though he was responsible for ending it, and that Obama hates teh gheys even though he has fought for them and presided over them being granted the right to marry.If LBJ wanted to kill the Civil Rights bill, he easily could have....instead, he strong armed Senators to get it passed.
It was his greatest legacy
If LBJ were truly for Civil Rights, why did he block Ike's Civil Rights bill in the Senate for 7 whole years, only to pass almost the exact same bill when he became President?