He endorsed a black dude for president. And apologised for his history. Thr NAACP eulogy for this racist was:
Senator Byrd reflects the transformative power of this nation,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “Senator Byrd went from being an active member of the KKK to a being a stalwart supporter of the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act and many other pieces of seminal legislation that advanced the civil rights and liberties of our country"
People do change, you know. Not all of them though. You still have guys who cheerlead white supremacists today.