Ocupation: Author
Life: b. December 13, 1945
Birthday: December 13
The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history, a larger percentage of Republicans voted for that than did Democrats. But a Democrat president signed it, so they co-opted credit for having passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
source: "A Pizza Party with Herman Cain". GQ Interview, www.gq.com. November 13, 2011.
topic: Rights, Voting, President, Civil Rights Act, Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Voting Rights Act