2855 () posted 308 days ago by Creek 308 days ago by Creek +2855 / -0 119 comments share 119 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (119) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 9 ▼ – Monzie 9 points 308 days ago +9 / -0 Yep, and the KKK wasn't about racism--it was used as a strategy to win elections by intimidating voters. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Canadian-Bacon 2 points 308 days ago +2 / -0 Jim Crow laws were about creating a permanent underclass so that poor farmers would think that they had it better than they did under Democrat rule while the North prospered under the Republicans. permalink parent save report block reply
Yep, and the KKK wasn't about racism--it was used as a strategy to win elections by intimidating voters.
Jim Crow laws were about creating a permanent underclass so that poor farmers would think that they had it better than they did under Democrat rule while the North prospered under the Republicans.