Reading about Senator Richard Russell's racism, with a senatorial shine.
"That Mr. President, would mean a mongrel race," he said of intermarriage. That "would destroy America, because there has never been a mongrel race that has been able to stand."
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"That Mr. President, would mean a mongrel race," he said of intermarriage. That "would destroy America, because there has never been a mongrel race that has been able to stand."
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Another Georgian, Confederacy VP Alexander Stephens, has a statue to him calling him a "PATRIOT," feet from Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall.
He penned arguably the most racist statement in American history, below:
He penned arguably the most racist statement in American history, below:
Rep. John Lewis called for removing the statue in 2015; Stephens' family members in 2017.
Senate has a meeting room named in honor of Strom Thurmond, who set the record for longest filibuster opposing civil rights while having a secret black child, etc.
He also uttered one of the most racist statements in U.S. political history:
He also uttered one of the most racist statements in U.S. political history:
