Yes , the 1950 s . Remember , southern strategy happened in the 60 s . 50 s Republicans were still socially liberal , for their day . FDR was leftleaning fiscally , but not socially . Remember that he was the one who ordered the Japanese internment camps . That was an executive order , mind you So the blame falls squarely on FDR ' s shoulders for that decision . Republican Theodore Roosevelt , by contrast was a staunch antiracist who vocally advocated against lynching and was instrumental in desegregating New York . I feel that FDR is only a progressive hero to people who overlook his horrendous actions against the Japanese Americans . <| sep |> No . Impossible to play . <| sep |> Nah , the author is Alphaferg , who has a solid track record for sites like The Daily Dot etc . TEO broke the Schalke story , and has generally been on top of European stories .