Did you know back in the day, southern conservatives used to call the Civil Rights Movement...?

Black voters have been overwhelmingly Democrats since civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraged them to vote in the 1960 election, and privately backed John F. Kennedy. JFK received over 70% of the black vote. More recently, in 2000, 90% of black voters chose Al Gore, 9% George Bush. In 2004, John Kerry captured 88% of the black vote, George Bush 11%. Year after year, election after election, black voters overwhelmingly favor the Democrat ticket. Yet history shows that black Americans have more to thank Republicans for than Democrats.