Explaining Jim Crow laws to white progressive supremacists.

I wonder if Uncle Clarence realizes he would not be seated on that bench if it was not for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The above is a statement a leftist recently made. Here's what the leftist should have said.

I wonder if Race baiter Marshall realizes he would not be seated on that bench if it was not for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The truth about Jim Crow and White Democrats.

What Republicans actually did during the Jim Crow era

1. The Republican Party was founded as an anti‑slavery, pro‑civil‑rights party.

From Lincoln through the  20th century, Republicans:

• Passed the 13th Amendment (abolished slavery)
• Passed the 14th Amendment (equal protection)
• Passed the 15th Amendment (Black male suffrage)
• Created the Freedmen’s Bureau
• Sent federal troops to protect Black voting rights during Reconstruction

These were overwhelmingly Republican‑led efforts.

2. When Democrats imposed Jim Crow, Republicans overwhelmingly opposed it

Key points:

• Jim Crow laws were passed by Democratic state legislatures, not Republicans.
• Republicans in Congress repeatedly introduced anti‑lynching bills, civil rights bills, and voting rights protections — almost all blocked by  Democrats.
• The NAACP’s strongest congressional allies before the 1960s were generally Republicans from the North and West.

3. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965

These are the clearest data points.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Republicans in the Senate: 82% voted yes
• Democrats in the Senate: 69% voted yes
• The opposition came overwhelmingly from Democrats, not Republicans.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Republicans in the House: 85% yes
• Democrats in the House: 78% yes
• Again, the opposition bloc was Democrats.

Republicans were not perfect, but on the major civil‑rights votes, they were more supportive than Democrats overall.