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How Albert Gore Sr. Became The Last Liberal Southern Democrat
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How Albert Gore Sr. Became The Last Liberal Southern Democrat

Though overshadowed by his more famous son and namesake, during his time in office, Albert Gore Sr., was one of those politicians who went from unknown to national celebrity seemingly overnight. Gain national fame after he publicly decried the Southern Manifesto (a document produced by members of the Democratic Party in 1956 opposing racial integration in public places), Gore quickly became known as the "Architect of the New South". Yet when it actually came to civil rights, Albert Gore Sr., simply known as Al Gore before the rise of his more famous son, had a checkered past both voting for it and against it. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life The man who would later go on to be known as Al Gore (and then Al Gore Sr. before the ris...