Not only joined the Ku Klux Klan, but actively recruited his own chapter. In his autobiography, he credits this experience as his inspiration for entering politics.

Used "that word" on TV. Yes, THAT WORD. The six-letter word that starts with the letter N. He said it, twice, in a TV interview.

Years after claiming to have severed his ties to the Klan, he wrote a letter to the Imperial Wizard stating, "The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth ... in every state in the nation."

Opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including filibustering for 14 hours in a vain attempt to keep the Senate from passing it.

Protested the racial integration of America's military with these words: "I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side ... Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again...."

One of only 18 Senators to vote against the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

The only Senator to have voted against the confirmation of both Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court Justice, and Clarence Thomas, the second black Supreme Court Justice.

---> It's the Democrats; specifically Democrat Robert Byrd, Senator from West Virginia, the longest-serving politician in American history, and a hero to Democrats.