John Tyler Morgan: Liberals Should Despise Him More Than McCarthy
Elected to the Senate from Alabama as a Democrat in 1877, John Tyler Morgan (1824-1907) represented the resurgence of Southern white power and proved a frighteningly effective senator. He had rose up to brigadier general in the Confederate Army and had been a slaveowner before the 13th Amendment. What's more, Morgan had for several years been the Grand …
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