The reason for posting Dr. William's column was to point out that black Americans were doing OK up until the 60's. They were accepted in most parts of the country except the deep south and inroads were, of necessity, being made there. We cannot know what the outcome would be without the Civil Rights Act of 1964 but have no reason to believe the situation would have remained static until today.
All minorities that have entered the USA have suffered bias and bigotry. Until recently, all have assimilated and become valued and contributing members of our society. That is just what the melting pot the US is so often referred to is all about, people being accepted for who they are, not what they are.
We might not know JFK's mind when it came to passage of the Civil Rights Act as it was passed after his assassination. We do know what LBJ's mind was though, it was nothing more than a self serving cynical means of keeping American blacks subservient to the Democratic party. That has not changed one bit in the ensuing years.
“I’ll have those n***ers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.” —Lyndon B. Johnson to two governors on Air Force One -
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