Eric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social

Why was the 1960 election close? It's sure helps to consider the possibility that "it's racism"

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Dan Nexon @dhnexon.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:12 UTC

Apropos, my father wrote his dissertation on this 👇. Pretty sure the answer was “racism.”

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Sara Manns @whatsarasaid.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 18:14 UTC

as a student of immigration patterns before 1924, this one may be amended to "it's [anti-Black] racism, which Catholics practice just like every other hyphen-American but will overcome for a candidate who's one of their own"

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