Outrage as Trump Advocate Suggests Black Americans Fared Better During Jim Crow Era
Amidst a gathering at a Philadelphia cigar lounge on Tuesday, a vocal advocate for Donald Trump delivered a contentious message to Black voters, intimating that the era of Jim Crow segregation laws… Republican Representative Byron Donalds, a vocal advocate for Donald Trump, has suggested that the era of Jim Crow segregation laws was a better time for Black voters due to the unity of Black households and conservative values during the era. This sentiment was met with outrage at the suggestion, with Donalds stating that during this period, more Black people endorsed and voted for conservative principles. He also mentioned the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, established in 1953 during President Eisenhower's tenure, which under President Johnson, implemented key laws such as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act to combat racial discrimination and suppress efforts to suppress Black Americans’ votes. The remarks were met with criticism from Democrats, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York calling them "deplorable" and "offensive".
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Amidst a gathering at a Philadelphia cigar lounge on Tuesday, a vocal advocate for Donald Trump delivered a contentious message to Black voters, intimating that the era of Jim Crow segregation laws was a better time for them and their families due to the unity of Black households and conservative values.
Representative Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida who is African American, expressed this view during a conversation with a conservative sports commentator, reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer. “You look at the Black family during Jim Crow, it was together,” Donalds said. During those times, he continued, “not only were more Black people conservative, but more Black people also endorsed and voted for conservative principles. Transitioning from there to the policies of H.E.W. and Lyndon Johnson, we find ourselves in our present situation.”
Donalds was alluding to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, established in 1953 during President Eisenhower’s tenure. Under President Johnson, several key laws were passed such as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, countering racial discrimination in various areas of life and blocking efforts to suppress Black Americans’ votes. Johnson’s administration also introduced significant social welfare programs like Medicare.
A CNN article from March highlighted Donalds as a crucial proponent of Trump, suggesting his potential inclusion on Trump’s vice-presidential shortlist.
Also present at the “Congress, Cognac and Cigars” event on Tuesday night was Donald’s colleague, Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas, another Black Republican. Earlier that day, Hunt had participated in a Trump campaign event aimed at Black voters in Pennsylvania. He discussed the significant transition of Black Americans to the Democratic Party during the Civil Rights Movement, emphasizing its enduring impact on current political leanings.
“The grip Democrats have on the Black community stems from a generational mantra that ‘You must vote Democrat,’” asserted Hunt. “The onus is on our generation to inquire, ‘But why?’”
The remarks did not go without rebuke from Democrats.
“I am made aware that a so-called authority has proclaimed the erroneous and absurd statement claiming Black folks had it better during Jim Crow. Such a statement is not only factually incorrect but also glaringly offensive,” remarked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from New York, addressing the House on Wednesday. “The suggestion that we were in a better position during a period where systematic lynching was met without reprisal due to Jim Crow is deplorable. Such unaware remarks demand immediate introspection,” he condemned. “Think before you say something that might lead to self-destruction.”