Really nothing much has changed about Democrats since the Civil War except for the method in which they suppress Black people and make them dependent upon their master. Previous to the Civil War the Democrat Plantation master provided food, clothing , and shelter to his Black slaves, but made sure that they never became educated because it was much easier to control them if they were uneducated. Today the Democratic Party masters provide food, shelter, and clothing to inner city Blacks through welfare programs and make sure they never become educated by sending them to inner city government schools which teach them nothing ( Why do you think Democrats are against school choice for inner city students?). Keeping them uneducated makes it much easier to keep them on the Democratic plantation. And then the Democrat masters allow some Uncle Toms like Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson a place of prominence in the party just to fool the Black community into thinking that Democrats actually care about them.