Dem Senator Acknowledges Party’s History Opposing Civil Rights, Praises Robert Byrd For Changing (Forbes Breaking News)

On the Senate floor, Sen. Dick Durbin (R-IL) acknowledged his party’s problematic history on civil rights, wherein southern Democrats opposed civil rights legislation, and discussed the legacy of Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV), whose long career included early positions Byrd told Durbin he later deeply regretted.

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Dem Senator Acknowledges Party’s History Opposing Civil Rights, Praises Robert Byrd For Changing