ex Ku Klux Klan Member Sen. Robert C. Byrd Endorses Obama
May 19th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former member of the Ku Klux Klan and a one-time opponent of civil rights legislation, endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday.
Obama is vying to be the nation’s first black president.
Byrd’s support comes almost a week after the Illinois senator’s 41-point loss to Hillary Rodham Clinton in the longtime lawmaker’s home state of West Virginia.
Byrd said he had no intention of getting involved while his state was in the midst of a primary. “But the stakes this November could not be higher,” he said in a written statement.
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