Melissa Harris-Perry on NBC made the commentary African Americans don’t need a history lesson from Rand Paul.

Here is the excerpt that I copied from Tangelia Sinclair-Moore Facebook posting.

Excerpt from MHP Dear Rand Paul letter:
“After Democratic President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act–which were passed by the Democrats in Congress–and after those acts established the framework for black citizens to exercise the franchise and enjoy equal protection. After those Democratic actions, it was white Dixiecrats who left the party and found refuge among Republicans. Those who refused to support civil rights gains were clear that the best party for them in the modern era was the Republican Party.
So folks like Strom Thurmond and large majorities of white voters in Southern states became reliable Republican voters. Because they opposed civil rights. And Sen. Paul, you know a little about opposition to the Civil Rights Act, don’t you?……….If you want to do better with black voters, we don’t need you to explain our history–we need you to make an argument for why your policies are better for our futures.”

Maybe Rand Paul needs to ask his father if he remembers any of this history. I sure do. I bet the students at Howard heard plenty about this history from their parents and grand parents. You don’t suppose the Paul family are all history deniers?