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Sunday Replay
This week’s Replay starts off with a dust-up about Fox News’ handling of – what else? – the Shirley Sherrod story. We also found misleading statements about unemployment and New Jersey’s budget. Dean: Fox ‘Absolutely Racist’ On "Fox News Sunday," former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean accused Fox News …
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N.C.’s African American Population
Q: What percentage of North Carolina’s population is African American? A: In 2006, African Americans made up 21 percent of North Carolina’s total population. As of April 28, they also represent 21 percent of the state’s registered voters and 38 percent of registered Democrats.
Blacks and the Democratic Party
Q: When did blacks start voting Democratic? A: There was a big move to Democratic voting in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, and another in Lyndon B. Johnson’s.
