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Before Charlottesville, Democrats voted for racist policies for more than 100 years

By Jennifer Kerns
Published August 18, 2017 3:21pm ET
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Before Charlottesville, Democrats voted for racist policies for more than 100 years
The Democratic Party was responsible for passing Jim Crow laws, in addition to Black Civil Codes that forced Americans to utilize separate drinking fountains, swimming pools, and other facilities in the 20th century. (Wikipedia Commons)

In the aftermath of Charlottesville, an awful lot of awful things have been said about Republicans and race relations.

However, the Left’s accusations of racism couldn’t be further from the truth that has played out in the halls of Congress over the last 150 years.

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