Democrats in Louisville were led by Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson and were implacably opposed to blacks voting.

I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

What gets lost is that the Republican Party has always been the party of civil rights and voting rights.

In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.

Mandatory minimum sentencing has disproportionately affected blacks, Hispanics and others who often don't have the financial means to fight back.

I think what happened during the Great Depression was that African Americans understood that Republicans championed citizenship and voting rights but they became impatient for economic emancipation.