Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) believes Jim Crow-style laws are being embraced in red states such as Texas and Florida and suggested that Republicans are attempting to “replace teaching history with institutionalized propaganda from white-nationalist perspectives in our schools” — an obvious nod to the fight against the Marxist teachings of Critical Race Theory.
Rep. Byron Donalds said Democrats are showing “complete disrespect” to black Americans who suffered under Jim Crow laws when they try to compare events in American history to policies today.
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) said it was “absolutely outrageous” for Democrats to frame Georgia’s new election law as reminiscent of Jim Crow laws.
Sen. Rand Paul rebuked Democrat attempts to identify Republican efforts to enact state election reform with Jim Crow laws and voter suppression.
Ex-Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis blasted the NFL for proposing to give teams an incentive to hire minority coaches by boosting draft picks, Lewis likened the tabled proposal to having “Jim Crow laws.”
