It was the Democrats who fought integration, filibustered anti-lynching laws, and all that. Part of Hoover's strategy to win votes included going after southern whites. He replaced black leaders in the party with white ones, gunned for the vote, and became the first Republican to carry Texas. This outraged the black leadership, they broke from the party, and sought out Dems who supported civil rights. Weird, huh?
The fact that this guy turned what should have been a mild recession into the Great Depression should have been seen as a bad omen.
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