96% of African American voted for Lyndon B. Johnson. They knew it took a president to get it done

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Topic subject 96% of African American voted for Lyndon B. Johnson. They knew it took a president to get it done
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4041809, 96% of African American voted for Lyndon B. Johnson. They knew it took a president to get it done
Posted by antiimperialist on Sat Jan-12-08 09:30 AM

My opinion about this controversy about Hillary Clinton's remarks is that with Barry Goldwater at the helm, the civil rights achievements seen in the mid and late 60's would probably not have happened, although with MLK's determination and other black civil rights leaders, it would have eventually happened, but I wouldn't be so sure that it would have happened as early as it happened thanks to Johnson's help.
Goldwater was a racist ultra-wingnut who lost by a zillion votes among African Americans for a reason.

Goldwater ran on a racist Southern platform. That wouldn't have helped at all.

I don't have the data available, but the 96% looks like a record, and it is indicative of their trust in Johnson regarding advances in the civil rights movemement.