Podcast:Code Switch Published On: Wed Feb 19 2020 Description: How did the party of the Ku Klux Klan became the party of choice for black voters? And how did the party of Abraham Lincoln become 90 percent white? It's a messy story, exemplified by the doomed friendship between Richard Nixon and his fellow Republican, Jackie Robinson.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy