In a 1944 letter to segregationist Mississippi Senator Theodore G. Bilbo, Byrd wrote,
"I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side. Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds."
As late as 1946, Byrd wrote to the Klan's Grand Wizard: "The Klan is needed today as never before, and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia and in every state in the nation."
When is Joe going to strike the Cyclop's name from these places listed below?
Academia, Science, and Technology Buildings bearing KKK Byrd's Name
- Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center
- Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center]
- Robert C. Byrd Auditorium, National Conservation Training Center
- Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center
- Robert C. Byrd Cancer Research Laboratory
- Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies
- Robert C. Byrd Center for Pharmacy Education
- Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health
- Robert C. Byrd Clinical Teaching Center
- Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope
- Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technologies Center
- Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
- Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Charleston Division
- Robert C. Byrd High School
- Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing
- RCBI Charleston Manufacturing Technology Center
- RCBI Huntington Manufacturing Technology Center
- RCBI Rocket Center Manufacturing Technology Center
- Robert C. Byrd Institute for Composites Technology and Training Center
- Robert C. Byrd Library
- Robert C. Byrd Library and Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center
- Robert C. Byrd Life Long Learning Center
- Robert C. Byrd Life Long Learning Center
- Robert C. Byrd Metals Fabrication Center
- Robert C. Byrd National Aerospace Education Center
- Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center
- Robert C. Byrd Regional Training Institute
- Robert C. Byrd Science and Technology Center
- Robert C. Byrd Technology Center
- Robert C. Byrd United Technical Center
Commerce Buildings
- Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex
- Robert C. Byrd Industrial Park
Community Buildings
- Robert C. Byrd Community Center
- Robert C. Byrd Community Center
Government Buildings
- Robert C. Byrd Rooms
- Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse and Federal Building
- Robert C. Byrd United States Courthouse and Federal Building
- Robert C. Byrd Federal Correctional Institution
Healthcare Buildings
- Robert C. Byrd Clinic
- Robert C. Byrd Clinical Addition to Veteran's Hospital
Recreation and Tourism Buildings
- Robert C. Byrd Addition to the Lodge at Oglebay Park
- Robert C. Byrd Conference Center (known as the Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality and Tourism)
- Robert C. Byrd Visitor Center
Transportation Structures/Roads
- Robert C. Byrd Bridge crossing the Ohio River
- Robert C. Byrd Appalachian Highway System
- Robert C. Byrd Bridge, Ohio County
- Robert C. Byrd Drive, West Virginia Routes 16 and 97 between Beckley and Sophia
- Robert C. Byrd Expressway, United States Route 22 near Weirton
- Robert C. Byrd Freeway, United States Route 119 between Williamson and Charleston
- Robert C. Byrd Highway, United States Route 48 between Weston and the Virginia state line
- Robert C. Byrd Interchange on Interstate 77
- Robert C. Byrd Interchange on United States Route 19, Birch River
- Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center, Wheeling
- Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam, Ohio River in Gallipolis Ferry
"The education of a man is never completed until he dies." - General Robert E. Lee