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KKK was NOT founded by the Democrats. Klan emerged after the Civil War. By Confederate veterans in TN. https://apnews.com/article/archive-fact-checking-2336745806 Democrats passed Civil Rights - but yes Southern Dems, today's Republicans, did try to filibuster it. Dems & Republicans switched ideologies in the 1960s. https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/civil-rights-act#:~:text=Despite%20Kennedy's%20assassination%20in%20November,Congress%20on%20July%202%2C%201964. https://www.studentsofhistory.com/ideologies-flip-Democratic-Republican-parties
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