AdvertisementIn Push To End Filibuster, Democrats Point To Its Civil Rights-Era HistoryMarch 30, 2021Kelsey SnellfacebookEmailDemocratic activists have embraced former President Barack Obama's description of the filibuster as a "Jim Crow relic" during remarks he made at the funeral for U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta in July. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Pool/AP)