[jimmywanger]

> Today the jim crow defenders, the people that say slavery wasn't so bad, some people were even better off. Those are republicans.

> They switched.

A lot of them switched for reasons unrelated to race. "Many white southerners switched to the Republican Party, some for reasons unrelated to race. The majority of white southerners shared conservative positions on taxes, moral values and national security. The Democratic Party had increasingly liberal positions rejected by these voters.[20] In addition, the younger generations, who were politically conservative but wealthier and less attached to the Democratic Party, replaced the older generations who remained loyal to the party.[20] The shift to the Republican Party took place slowly and gradually over almost a century.[20]"

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_the_Southern_Unite...