For one they were just plain racists lol. But also because they know that the only thing keeping them in office was suppressing African-American votes through Jim Crow, KKK, poll tests.
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I believe it would be a civil court because it is a personal claim against someone. Civil courts do not deal with criminal cases.
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His participation in the fighting in WW2
He used to be a American general
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