Rick Perry Apologizes To Black Voters For Talking About The 10th Amendment Instead Of The 14th

BuzzFeed - The former governor of Texas says the GOP has given up on the black vote and "lost our moral legitimacy as the party of Lincoln." Perry campaigning in Iowa last month Scott Olson / Getty Images WASHINGTON — Rick Perry says Republicans have to accept that the government still needs to play a role in erasing the legacy of slavery and segregation for black families in America, even if that means walking back the focus on state's rights that were the central planks of his last campaign for president. In a remarkable speech at National Press Club, Perry distanced himself from his past rhetoric — and book — praising the 10th Amendment and made a direct appeal to his party to rethink an approach to black voters he said often leaves them at a distance from the GOP. "I know Republicans have much to do to earn the trust of African Americans. Blacks know that Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964 ran against Lyndon Johnson, w