He is professor of history at Princeton University. His research interests include the political, social, and urban/suburban history of 20th-century America, with a particular focus on the making of modern conservatism. Outside of academia, Kruse has attracted substantial attention and following for his Twitter threads where he provides historical context and applies historical research to current political events.
This post is my attempt to curate a March thread that went viral. The original images become more readable by opening them one at a time in a new tab for closer inspection.
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1874
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1875
Filibuster against a pension for a black official, 1906
Filibuster against confirmation of a black official, 1909
Filibuster against anti-lynching bill, 1935
Filibuster against anti-lynching bill, 1938
Filibuster against bill targeting racial discrimination in employment, 1945
Filibuster against Truman's civil rights proposals, 1948
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1874
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1875
Filibuster against a pension for a black official, 1906
Filibuster against confirmation of a black official, 1909
Filibuster against anti-lynching bill, 1921
Filibuster against anti-lynching bill, 1922
Filibuster against anti-lynching bill, 1925
Filibuster against monument to black WWI veterans, 1926
Filibuster against anti-lynching bill, 1938
Filibuster against bill targeting racial discrimination in employment, 1945
Filibuster against Truman's civil rights proposals, 1948
Filibuster against Truman's civil rights proposals, 1949
Filibuster against Truman's civil rights proposals, 1950
Filibuster against measures to fight housing discrimination, 1954
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1957
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1960
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1962
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1963
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1964
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1966
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1968
Filibuster against bill targeting employment discrimination, 1972
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1976
Filibuster against extension of Voting Rights Act, 1982
Filibuster against creation of MLK Day federal holiday, 1983
Filibuster against civil rights bill, 1984
As this thread blows up, I should stress this isn't remotely an exhaustive list -- I did it quickly and I didn't repeat years in which there were multiple filibusters on different civil rights issues.
But it should still give a sense of the "racial history" in the filibuster.
