A Red Day In Selma: An Alternate History Of The Civil Rights Era And Cold War
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Very interesting start thus far, losing Johnson in this fashion will along with King will cause a lot of unpredictable waves.
A Not-So-Happy Warrior
A unrestrained no-fucks given Humphrey presidency puts a smile on my face
The Dixiecrats in the senate are not in a enviable position rn. Wouldn’t be suprised if Russell Jr. straight up calls off the dogs with the incoming civil rights bill
Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Hubert The Huntsman
The first act of the newly inaugurated President Humphrey was to address the rapidly heating situation in the south. Civil unrest in the region seemed all the more likely in the wake of Johnson's death. Gunfights had broken out in Houston, Savannah, Montgomery, Miami, Little Rock and Knoxville. The most well known white supremacist groups also found themselves in the crosshairs of Federal law enforcement. Once Blanton's Klan affiliations were confirmed, the FBI officially declared the Ku Klux Klan a terrorist organization. This announcement was made during the period in which President Johnson's body was held for public viewing in the capital building. A procession of his family, members of both chambers of congress, the Supreme Court, military leaders and foreign diplomats took place before the public was allowed to view the body for a week, after which it was brought back to Texas for burial.
Governor Wallace wasn't idle during this time. In the wake of increasing tensions in Alabama's population centers. Hoping to pre-empt mass unrest, he ordered the state national guard, law enforcement organizations, and prison services to carry out the mass internment of black men considered to be of military age. These arrests occurred in Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham. For a whole month, over one hundred thousand African American men were held in illegal detention by state authorities. Humphrey immediately denounced the action as being unconstitutional, and after Wallace dithered in the face of legal intervention, commanded the national guard to seize control of the ad hoc detention centers housing the captives. It was only then that George Wallace relented and ordered the internments to end. He stepped down as governor immediately after. While many celebrated the governor's defeat, white supremacist groups responded to open celebrations by firing into crowds.
In response to the internment and the spiraling crisis, Humphrey carried out a momentous decision, and ordered the implementation of martial law in the south.
The first act of the newly inaugurated President Humphrey was to address the rapidly heating situation in the south. Civil unrest in the region seemed all the more likely in the wake of Johnson's death. Gunfights had broken out in Houston, Savannah, Montgomery, Miami, Little Rock and Knoxville. The most well known white supremacist groups also found themselves in the crosshairs of Federal law enforcement. Once Blanton's Klan affiliations were confirmed, the FBI officially declared the Ku Klux Klan a terrorist organization. This announcement was made during the period in which President Johnson's body was held for public viewing in the capital building. A procession of his family, members of both chambers of congress, the Supreme Court, military leaders and foreign diplomats took place before the public was allowed to view the body for a week, after which it was brought back to Texas for burial.
Governor Wallace wasn't idle during this time. In the wake of increasing tensions in Alabama's population centers. Hoping to pre-empt mass unrest, he ordered the state national guard, law enforcement organizations, and prison services to carry out the mass internment of black men considered to be of military age. These arrests occurred in Montgomery, Selma, and Birmingham. For a whole month, over one hundred thousand African American men were held in illegal detention by state authorities. Humphrey immediately denounced the action as being unconstitutional, and after Wallace dithered in the face of legal intervention, commanded the national guard to seize control of the ad hoc detention centers housing the captives. It was only then that George Wallace relented and ordered the internments to end. He stepped down as governor immediately after. While many celebrated the governor's defeat, white supremacist groups responded to open celebrations by firing into crowds.
In response to the internment and the spiraling crisis, Humphrey carried out a momentous decision, and ordered the implementation of martial law in the south.
And if the South ever tries to "rise again" ITTL, here's what I think is gonna happen to them:
The USSR is going to nuke them? Washington may not like the South very much if they start stringing up blacks, but I don't think they would tolerate that.
Unless you mean the USA will nuke the rebels, which is just about as likely as the Soviets doing it.
Odds are White Supremacist are not going to take this lying down.
Yeah, it was supposed to represent a USAF bomber nuking a Klan bunker.
Following, cannot wait to see Hubert Horatio Humphrey stomp the south back where it belongs
You don't nuke bunker systems, unless the Klan somehow managed to build a nuclear-shelter system like something out of the Metro games, or actually needing to use nuclear weapons on it. JDAMs haven't been invented yet so precision keypoint bombing can't be done but I doubt the Klan has anywhere near enough conventional force to hold the US Army (or even the National Guard) and thus make the use of WMDs necessary. The USSR and USA didn't nuke Afghanistan because it's militants hid in caves (MOAB doesn't count), so why would they nuke the Klan?