re: #188 marjoriemoon

Meanwhile when the Dixiecrats split up, the majority of them joined the GOP. Bryd apologized up and down and sideways about his “past life”. Some people will never accept it.

From Wiki….

In his latest autobiography, Byrd explained that he was a member because he “was sorely afflicted with tunnel vision—a jejune and immature outlook—seeing only what I wanted to see because I thought the Klan could provide an outlet for my talents and ambitions.”[15] Byrd also said, in 2005,
“ I know now I was wrong. Intolerance had no place in America. I apologized a thousand times… and I don’t mind apologizing over and over again. I can’t erase what happened. ”

— Robert C. Byrd