Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York says Republican opposition to Loretta Lynch's nomination as attorney general to replace Eric Holder is racially motivated. Rangel added that current Republicans have a "big a tradition out of hating slaves and black folks" because southern Dixiecrats changed parties and became Republicans.

"Well first of all we only have one black over there, a Republican, so I don't have to tell him what the country is all about," Rangel said of the Senate, referring to Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey is also black.

"My real concern is that, how close it's been where we couldn't even vote in the local—you know the Civil Rights Act, we are talking about 50-60 years but we are just talking about the ability to give black folks to be able to vote. We've got so far to go," added Rangel to the Joe Madison Show

Rangel said Republicans come from the same communities as the former southern Dixiecrats and "have just as big a tradition out of hating slaves and black folks" and have "Confederate heroes on their wall."

"Joe what we are doing now is feeling that having a black president—why do we have to go through all of these things today? What you have to keep reminding people is that these Dixiecrats who have just as big a tradition out of hating slaves and black folks—they just changed their party and became Republicans. They come for the same communities. They fight the same liberal ways of allowing people to vote. They have the same way. They have the same Confederate heroes on their wall. And it's all changing Joe but it has not changed. It has not changed."

Rangel then added, "you know if this woman was white we wouldn't be going through this. As a matter of fact it has nothing to do with her." The New York Democrat said the opposition is focused on current Attorney General Eric Holder.

"As a matter of fact it has nothing to do with her. It has everything to do with Eric Holder and everything to do with the president."

Rangel said the Republicans are "holding her hostage" because "they want a piece" of President Obama and Holder.