Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of "The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress and the Battle for the Great Society." (CNN) Fifty-two years ago, President Lyndon Johnson warned the nation not to be seduced by proponents of a white backlash. Johnson warned that, "Racism -- whether it comes packaged in the Nazi's brown shirt or a three-button suit -- destroys the moral fiber of a nation. Even worse, the politics of white backlash did not disappear from the conservative landscape. President Trump has made white backlash a defining character of his presidency.

Source: CNN November 05, 2018 23:44 UTC