It was no freak chance that President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and also happened to be the first Republican president. The Republican Party was founded as an abolitionist movement. It’s purpose from conception to present day was freedom and equality.
Notable black Republicans of the abolitionist movement (defined as the period of slavery through to the end of segregation) include Booker T. Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth to name only a few.
History seems to have been forgotten by those who accuse the Republican Party of being racist, or not representing black America. In fact, the Republican Party was the party of black Americans until at least the late 1960’s.
Let’s look at civil rights milestones:
Emancipation Proclamation, 1865: Signed into law by Republican President Lincoln.
Foundation of Ku Klux Klan, 1865: Militant organization designed to protect the interests of white Americans by violence and intimidation of blacks, Republicans, and equal rights supporters. The KKK suppressed the black vote and Republican support through terrorist activities, helping to elect southern Democrats after the Civil War.
Civil Rights Act of 1866: Passed by Republican dominated Congress, but vetoed by Democrat President Andrew Johnson. The Congress overrode the presidential veto and it was signed into law.
Election of first black US Senator, 1870: Republican Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi.
Election of first black US Congressman, 1870: Republican Congressman Joseph Rainey of South Carolina.
Civil Rights Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act): Signed into law by Republican President Grant to protect blacks from the KKK.
The nation’s first black governor, 1872: Republican Governor Pinckney Pinchback of Louisiana.
Mississippi Plan, 1875: Devised by the Democrat Party to control public offices held in the south through violence and intimidation.
Civil Rights Act of 1875: Proposed by Republican Senator Charles Sumner and Republican Congressman Benjamin Butler, and passed by Republican President Grant. It was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1883.
Jim Crow Laws, 1876-1965: Segregationist laws passed by Democrats on local and state levels in the southern states during Reconstruction. The last of the laws were finally overturned with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Founding of the NAACP, 1909: Most of the founders were black Republicans.
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1953: Republican President Eisenhower’s Asst. Attorney General Paul Wilson argued against segregation while former Democrat presidential nominee John Davis argued in favor of segregation.
We finally get to something one Democrat did for blacks while the rest of the party opposed them:
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Signed into law under Democrat President Lyndon Johnson after attempts by Democrat Senators and Democrat Representatives to block its passage failed.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Signed into law under Democrat President Lyndon Johnson.
Why do black Americans prefer the empty promises of the Democrat Party, when they actually believe all the principles of the Republican Party, like individual liberty, lower taxes, smaller government, and civil rights? The GOP does not divide and classify, making promises in exchange for votes to each demographic group. We offer equality across the board, policies that positively benefit all. The greatest Republican of the last century, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., did not support this type of segregation, but sought color-blind equality. The GOP never abandoned black America; liberal America abandoned the principles of MLK.
Notable black Republicans of the abolitionist movement (defined as the period of slavery through to the end of segregation) include Booker T. Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Sojourner Truth to name only a few.
History seems to have been forgotten by those who accuse the Republican Party of being racist, or not representing black America. In fact, the Republican Party was the party of black Americans until at least the late 1960’s.
Let’s look at civil rights milestones:
Emancipation Proclamation, 1865: Signed into law by Republican President Lincoln.
Foundation of Ku Klux Klan, 1865: Militant organization designed to protect the interests of white Americans by violence and intimidation of blacks, Republicans, and equal rights supporters. The KKK suppressed the black vote and Republican support through terrorist activities, helping to elect southern Democrats after the Civil War.
Civil Rights Act of 1866: Passed by Republican dominated Congress, but vetoed by Democrat President Andrew Johnson. The Congress overrode the presidential veto and it was signed into law.
Election of first black US Senator, 1870: Republican Senator Hiram Revels of Mississippi.
Election of first black US Congressman, 1870: Republican Congressman Joseph Rainey of South Carolina.
Civil Rights Act of 1871 (Ku Klux Klan Act): Signed into law by Republican President Grant to protect blacks from the KKK.
The nation’s first black governor, 1872: Republican Governor Pinckney Pinchback of Louisiana.
Mississippi Plan, 1875: Devised by the Democrat Party to control public offices held in the south through violence and intimidation.
Civil Rights Act of 1875: Proposed by Republican Senator Charles Sumner and Republican Congressman Benjamin Butler, and passed by Republican President Grant. It was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1883.
Jim Crow Laws, 1876-1965: Segregationist laws passed by Democrats on local and state levels in the southern states during Reconstruction. The last of the laws were finally overturned with the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Founding of the NAACP, 1909: Most of the founders were black Republicans.
Brown vs. Board of Education, 1953: Republican President Eisenhower’s Asst. Attorney General Paul Wilson argued against segregation while former Democrat presidential nominee John Davis argued in favor of segregation.
We finally get to something one Democrat did for blacks while the rest of the party opposed them:
Civil Rights Act of 1964: Signed into law under Democrat President Lyndon Johnson after attempts by Democrat Senators and Democrat Representatives to block its passage failed.
Voting Rights Act of 1965: Signed into law under Democrat President Lyndon Johnson.
Why do black Americans prefer the empty promises of the Democrat Party, when they actually believe all the principles of the Republican Party, like individual liberty, lower taxes, smaller government, and civil rights? The GOP does not divide and classify, making promises in exchange for votes to each demographic group. We offer equality across the board, policies that positively benefit all. The greatest Republican of the last century, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., did not support this type of segregation, but sought color-blind equality. The GOP never abandoned black America; liberal America abandoned the principles of MLK.
Author: Ann Miller
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