How much CREDIT in History should President Lyndon B Johnson be given for his work in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1960's?

SPC Andrew Griffin — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:37:23 -0400

Today in 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights(Fair Housing) Act of 1968, banning the discrimination of in the sale of most housing.

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2016 3:38 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:38:46 -0400

He did stand up when the majority of southern democrats were content to sit down.

Response by MSgt Rena Schmidt made Apr 11 at 2016 3:53 PM

MSgt Rena Schmidt — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:53:01 -0400

He did it for show if you know history he was a racist mean man who didn't like much of the populace. His chair had to be raised higher than all of the others. Many stories about him

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2016 3:55 PM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:55:06 -0400

I think he deserves a LOT of credit.

Response by CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2016 5:17 PM

CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:17:00 -0400

I look at it like this, yes he signed it but maybe not for the reasons he should of. Some will say does it really matter why he signed it? I say yes. So its a hollow victory and its like kissing your sister. It probably had to do with economics more than actual equality.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 11 at 2016 6:00 PM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 18:00:18 -0400

Considering he and al gore sr. filibustered Eisenhower's Civil Rights bill... which nobody seems to remember or it isn't taught any longer.

Despite the democrat's disapproval, it was a republican held congress that sent a civil rights bill to lbj's desk. Historically, democrats have always opposed civil rights. Today, social justice, is code for special privilege which is exactly opposite "equal protection."

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Apr 12 at 2016 1:58 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 01:58:34 -0400

SPC Andrew Griffin, Johnson gets far too much credit for civil rights; he was a racist and a cynical hardball politician that did what he did to further his own political agenda.

"I apologize for the following language but we have to understand the truth that is not being told any longer. The following quotes are LBJ quotes:

‘I’ll have those niggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years.’ —Lyndon B. Johnson to two governors on Air Force One -

‘These Negroes, they’re getting pretty uppity these days and that’s a problem for us since they’ve got something now they never had before, the political pull to back up their uppityness. Now we’ve got to do something about this, we’ve got to give them a little something, just enough to quiet them down, not enough to make a difference.’—LBJ

You can find this in Ronald Kessler’s ‘Inside The White House’."

http://canadafreepress.com/print_friendly/some-of-the-lost-history-in-the-civil-rights-movement

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Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Apr 12 at 2016 5:28 AM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 05:28:35 -0400

When he signed the act he was euphoric, but late that very night I found him in a melancholy mood as he lay in bed reading the bulldog edition of the Washington Post with headlines celebrating the day. I asked him what was troubling him. "I think we just delivered the South to the Republican party for a long time to come," he said.

Response by 1LT Aaron Barr made Apr 12 at 2016 8:34 AM

1LT Aaron Barr — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:34:31 -0400

According to Ronald Kessler, LBJ's reaction to signing the Great Society into law was to say, 'I'll have those (insert plural N-word here) voting Democrat for the next 200 years.' Form your own judgment as to his state of mind.