@craigmaloney It goes back considerably further than that, and much can be traced to "segregation academies" (often religiously-denominated) in the South following Brown v. Board.

For a fascinating snapshot of the situation circa 1960, see "The American Right Wing: A Report to the Fund for the Republic, Inc.":

https://archive.org/details/americanrightwin00ells/page/2/mode/2up

What struck me was how many of the names (both orgs and people) were familiar and either still in play or in play well through the 1980s / 90s.

@ajroach42

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