Chicago 1969: When Black Panthers aligned with Confederate-flag-wielding, working-class whites
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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Colette Gaiter, University of Delaware (THE CONVERSATION) Editor`s note: This article was published on Jan. 8, 2017. In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump won the white vote across all demographics except for college-educated white women. He did especially well among working class white voters: 67 percent of whites without a college degree voted for him. Some post-election analysis marveled at how the white working class could vote against its own interests by supporting a billionaire businessman who is likely to support policies that cut taxes for the rich and weaken...