| Topic List | Page List: 1 |
|---|---|
| Topic | Declassified JFK files name a source who says LBJ was in the KKK |
| ECOMI 06/01/21 12:47:03 AM #1: | https://thepoliticalinsider.com/lyndon-johnson-kkk/ There were plenty of interesting factoids to come out of the recent JFK files release: The CIA considered mob hits on Fidel Castro, someone called the FBI threatening to kill Lee Harvey Oswald a day before Oswalds murder, and the U.S. examined sabotaging airplane parts heading to Cuba. There was even proof that the CIA used journalists and media figures to spread propaganda. Additionally, we got confirmation that President Kennedys successor following his assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson, was possibly a member of the KKK. One of the newly released files contains a memo about a journalist named Ned Touchstone, who was an editor of The Councilor, the newsletter of the racist White Citizens Councils. Touchstone claimed the Ku Klux Klan had documented proof that LBJ had been a member of the Klan in the early days of his political career in Texas... ...That Johnson would have been a member of the Klan wouldnt be much of a surprise, frankly. As a member of the Senate, he fought vigorously against civil rights legislation favored by President Eisenhower and Republicans. Early in his political career, Johnson was guilty of all kinds of statements in support of Jim Crow laws in the South. This isnt verified proof that Johnson was indeed part of the Klan. But given the political circumstances from which he rose (deep South, Democrat-dominated Texas), its not that far-fetched. In fact, more likely than not, Johnson mixed around with a racist crowd to get his political start... --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
| Topic List | Page List: 1 |