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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
That was something that Strom never did, which is probably the reason why a lot of people believe that his "change of heart" was not brought on by his convictions, but moreso motivated by political gain and popularity.
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I think many people forget that Strom never apologized for being the way he was; in fact, someone else brought it up to me very recently. Yes, he did hire one black staffer, and did some things to attract a black vote. It is my belief that he did this because where he didn't have to do anything to make himself attractive to black voters before, the post-Civil Rights movement era made it imperative for him and his peers to cater to African-Americans--hence the token hirings and actions. In order to remain in the Senate for as long as he did, some sort of change--real or superficial--was necessary.
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