The Southern Strategy
Can the political dirty tricks of the 1960s help us understand and respond to the political dirty tricks of today?
This is Part I of a series of pieces. Part II is here.
Content warning: the following excerpt contains offensive racist language. Unfortunately, it’s hard to write truthfully about the Southern Strategy without reprinting it.
From 1954 to 1966, race was the issue… So you say stuff like, uh, forced busing, states’ rights, and all that stuff, and you’re g…
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