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JustAnotherGen

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9. My grandfather always voted

Reply to czarjak (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 10:58 PM

5 hrs ago

Born and lived at the turn of the last century in Alabama. A Morehouse man. He was a Republican fanatic.
He only voted for 2 Democrats - LBJ and Carter.

He was clear that he *knew* those "boys".

You have an outsiders view of the Black Elites of the South.

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