Who was the "truest" Liberal?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Probably FDR.  Certainly not LBJ, as he only supported the CRA and VRA for political expediency.  I could see a case for JFK or Wilson, but since FDR is such a liberal hero now, I think he would be it.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Napoleon, meet Oldiesfreak. He has his Civil Rights history all wrong, and needs a class on it. He has been saying these things for almost as long as he has been here.

I have enjoyed my many, many classes and studies on civil rights.  It is an undisputed fact that Johnson signed the CRA only for political gain.  Shortly after signing it, he said the following to Southern governors:

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When he nominated Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court, he said this:

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As a Senator, he said this about the 1957 Civil Rights Act:

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Source: http://www.fdfny.org/blog/2011/09/18/these-uppity-negroes-lbj/