Ben Carson’s Mississippi Campaign Chair Opposed Civil Rights And Supported Jim Crow
Ben Carson may want to be a bit more careful in the future about who he decides to associate with. Then again, it may be far too late for that.
Friday, Dr. Carson announced the new Mississippi campaign chairman of his bid for the 2016 GOP nomination: Former federal judge Charles W. Pickering. At the announcement, Pickering said Carson has the:
Integrity and moral authority to lead and bring America together.
But what would Charles Pickering know about integrity or moral authority? Pickering opposed the 1965 Civil Rights Act and was an ardent supporter of Jim Crow laws in the Deep South. Matter of fact, Pickering even left the Democratic Party in 1964 because of their support for civil rights legislation….READ MORE at LiberalAmerica
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By: Andrew Bradford
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4 responses to Ben Carson’s Mississippi Campaign Chair Opposed Civil Rights And Supported Jim Crow
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Robert Kennedy November 14th, 2015 at 14:27
Since Carson is also anti-black what maes yu think he didn’t pick the guy he wanted?
whatthe46 November 14th, 2015 at 14:44
exactly.
maggie November 14th, 2015 at 16:27
so strange ….as in truth is stranger than fiction….
Elliot J. Stamler November 21st, 2015 at 20:35
Judge Pickering, one of Mississippi’s foremost segregationists, was rejected by the senate for elevation to the Circuit Court of Appeals. I didn’t even know this bas—d was still alive; I sure hope he dies soon..like tomorrow. It figures he would back someone like Carson the fruitcake fascist token.Judge Pickering has even written books setting forth his ideology.