francoHFW
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A third of them owned slaves, so a third would be Republicans.
I have never seen a comment through which someone as proudly demonstrates their ignorance. The Republicans, for which Lincoln was the first president, were formed for the specific purpose of ending slavery. The Democrats opposed and end to slavery.
The Republicans fought for the passage of the 15th Amendment giving blacks the right to vote. The Democrats opposed that Amendment. (Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment . U.S. Grant: Warrior . WGBH American Experience | PBS)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was primarily opposed by Democrats. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was vehemently opposed by Democrats. Almost 40% of Democrats (compared to roughly 19% of Republicans) opposed the latter, while opposition by the Democrats in regards to the former was also about double that of Republican opposition. (King, Desmond (1995). Separate and Unequal: Black Americans and the US Federal Government. p. 311.)
I have to work. I will get to the rest later.
Well, I'm talking about the Pubs of TODAY. The Racists changed parties, to the Pubs, in 1968. See Nixon's Southern Strategy. Idiot.