Walter:  Nice try...but, very, very unfair.  Here's a quotation from an article titled "The Evolution of Robert Byrd's Racial Politics."  

"We should condemn the man’s racist past, but honor his recent accomplishments. And we should respect his ability and willingness to transform his mind and move beyond his circumstances and upbringing. Robert Byrd did not die as a leader of the Klan, because he had buried that racist past a long time ago. However, he did leave us as a leader for all Americans. So, let us give him a proper goodbye. "  Read the whole article.  It's a wonderful testiment to the fact that people can change.....that avowed racists like Robert Byrd and George Wallace can change....   If you'd ever like to have a civil conversation about race and politics and, specifically, the migration of racist America away from the Democratic Party and to the GOP,  let me know.  Gary Crum