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Letter: Boggs McDonald has right view

Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004 | 9:13 a.m.

Your Sept. 28 editorial about Lynette Boggs McDonald's "plantation" comment contained proof that the subject comment was correct.

You mentioned presidents Truman and Johnson, but failed to mention one Democratic program since the 1960s that has benefited African-Americans. You also failed to mention that both the Civil Rights Act and the Voter Rights Act would not have passed were they not supported by a majority of Republicans. And if we are going to argue ancient history, I may as well assert that it was Republicans who brought an end to slavery.

The fact is that Democrats have taken the African-American vote for granted for almost 40 years. It is certainly reasonable for them to re-evaluate that relationship.

RON KNOWLES

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