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Black GOPers Defend ‘Tea Party’ Against Racism Charge

07/15/2010 7:33 am 0 comments

Several prominent black Republicans defended the “Tea Party” against charges of racism Wednesday as a long-simmering debate over the small-government movement’s motivations burst into the open.

Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele said the NAACP was guilty of “name calling” when the civil rights group passed a resolution at its national convention this week calling on the Tea Party to denounce “the racist element” among its ranks.

Tim Scott, who is vying to become the first black Republican in Congress since 2003, accused the NAACP of “stereotyping a diverse group of Americans.” He won a South Carolina GOP primary last month with Tea Party support.

NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous said his organization does not believe that the Tea Party movement is racist, but that its leaders have allowed “racist factions” to persist.

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