record on Racism...it all switched with the advent of the "Southern Strategy" when Republicans appealed to the Southern Racist Democrats by fighting against the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts...this is reality...btw, I simply Googled "Southern Strategy" and got 142,000,000 results in just 0.30 seconds...so, I'm sure you can find an article or two to educate yourself on what happened...unless you choose to hide your head in the sand.
Patience is a virtue when talking with some folks on this board.