Resolution praising Helms draws boycott
RALEIGH (Winston-Salem Journal) - The late U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms was one of the country's most polarizing political figures during 30 years in Congress as one of the most vocal leaders of the Republican Party's conservative Southern core.
A resolution honoring Helms' life showed yesterday that his memory nearly a year after his death remains polarizing in the state that he represented and loved.
More than 20 state legislators boycotted a vote on a resolution honoring Helms' life that followed speeches praising his integrity, honesty and patriotism. Most holdouts were black Democrats like Sen. Floyd McKissick, who said that Helms opposed civil rights for blacks too long and too hard for him to forget.
A resolution honoring Helms' life showed yesterday that his memory nearly a year after his death remains polarizing in the state that he represented and loved.
More than 20 state legislators boycotted a vote on a resolution honoring Helms' life that followed speeches praising his integrity, honesty and patriotism. Most holdouts were black Democrats like Sen. Floyd McKissick, who said that Helms opposed civil rights for blacks too long and too hard for him to forget.
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