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David Duke, Former Grand Wizard of Ku Klux Klan and Former Congressman of Louisiana |
Is the right wing of the Republican party bringing back the style of politics that existed during the decades following the Civil War in the South? Has racism's wider acceptance, and public demonstrations, increased with the election of an African American President? Does the David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, mentality still hold prominence with some voters in the South and how might that impact the rightward trend of America?
In the United States there has been a cultural uniqueness in the South that has set it apart since the days of the major settlements that spanned the region, bringing trade and slaves to develop its agricultural lands and wealth in cotton.