If it wasn't for the Republicans it would never have passed. You only tell half the story here. More Democrats voted against it than Republicans. Bt just in case anybody is reading, here is the actual count by House and Senate. So, my point isn't Southern or Northern (remember more Northern Congressional delegates voted AGAINST the 14th amendment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 Which party supported the 14th Amendment? The 14th Amendment, which gave citizenship to freed slaves. 94% of Republicans supported this while no Democrats did. The 15th Amendment, which gave the right to vote to all native born had 100% of Republican support and no Democrat.Sep 3, 2016
As per usual, I'm genuinely confused when it comes to the US politics. The way I understood this tally (source): Southern Republicans: 0–10 (0–100%) Northern Democrats: 145–9 (94–6%) Northern Republicans: 138–24 (85–15%) Northern Democrats gave 94% 'yey' (in favour) for the bill to pass while 100% Southern Republicans (all 10 of them) voted 'ney' (against) and more Southern than Northen people voted against (87 + 10 = 97 > 9 + 24 = 33). It's about the same for the 'Senate version'. Doesn't it mean the opposite of what you wrote?94% of Republicans supported this while no Democrats did. The 15th Amendment, which gave the right to vote to all native born had 100% of Republican support and no Democrat.Sep 3, 2016
Southern Democrats: 7–87 (7–93%)
Yeah. Southern, segregationist Democrats. Who left the party as a consequence. Thereby sweeping Nixon into power and costing Democrats the South forevermore. Because Southerners would rather be Republican than vote Party affiliation. That's the whole story.