Rick18- if you need any help with the facts below I can point you towards some great books.
the Republican Party was founded by anti-slavery activists, in contrast to the pro-slavery Democratic Party. Abraham Lincoln, a Republican President, won the Civil War and freed the slaves.
In 1922, Democrats in the Senate filibustered a Republican attempt to make lynching a federal crime.
FDR nominated former Klansman Hugo Black to the Supreme Court.
George Wallsce was a progressive democrat.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964? That's where the Democrats showed their open minds and Republicans were proven to be racists. Right? Wrong. 82% of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 versus only 64% of Democrats.
Susan B Anthomy was a republican. Here's a quote from her, “I voted for the Republicans. They gave us the vote”.
A Democrat controlled senate defeated the passage of the 19th amendment four times. A republican controlled house had to pass it.
Thirty-six states ratified the Amendment. Twenty-six states had Republican legislatures and ratified the Amendment. Nine states voted against its ratification—eight of those states had Democratic legislatures.
Even before the Amendment was part of the Constitution, twelve states, all with Republican congresses, had conferred suffrage rights on women.
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