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Barry A
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hadn't stopped them? White males in the South. Never a stronghold of morality now, was it? Slaves were needed to "keep up productivity," i.e. money was their god. Has anything changed?
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Is the Republican party controlled by those who would still own slaves if Lincoln
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EddieJ
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The politics of the Democrats and Republicans flipped since then.
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Googleholian 3
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You forgot that it was the Democrats that owned slaves, didn't you? Lincoln was a Republican.
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Rossonero NorCal SFECU
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No more than the democrat party is still controlled by those would would still enforce segregation laws. Where have you been rip van winkle?
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Kuve
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You do realize that Lincoln was a Republican, right? The pro-slavery party were the Democrats, the south didn't go Republican until the 1960s when Lyndon Johnson backed civil rights legislation with his "Great Society".
You should also recall that to Lincoln slavery was a secondary issue, his primary concern was to preserve the Union, and slavery was just another problem that had to be addressed in pursuance of that.
You should also recall that to Lincoln slavery was a secondary issue, his primary concern was to preserve the Union, and slavery was just another problem that had to be addressed in pursuance of that.
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Marty
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Please read your history the Republican party fought for equal rights,
"The Republican Party was born in the early 1850's by anti-slavery activists and individuals who believed that government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge. The first informal meeting of the party took place in Ripon, Wisconsin, a small town northwest of Milwaukee. The first official Republican meeting took place on July 6th, 1854 in Jackson, Michigan. The name "Republican" was chosen because it alluded to equality and reminded individuals of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. At the Jackson convention, the new party adopted a platform and nominated candidates for office in Michigan."
"In 1856, the Republicans became a national party when John C. Fremont was nominated for President under the slogan: "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont." Even though they were considered a "third party" because the Democrats and Whigs represented the two-party system at the time, Fremont received 33% of the vote. Four years later, Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican to win the White House. "
If you would like to read the rest go to:
http://www.gop.com/About/AboutRead.aspx?Guid=a747a888-0ae6-4441-94f4-2a3a6561f872
"The Republican Party was born in the early 1850's by anti-slavery activists and individuals who believed that government should grant western lands to settlers free of charge. The first informal meeting of the party took place in Ripon, Wisconsin, a small town northwest of Milwaukee. The first official Republican meeting took place on July 6th, 1854 in Jackson, Michigan. The name "Republican" was chosen because it alluded to equality and reminded individuals of Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party. At the Jackson convention, the new party adopted a platform and nominated candidates for office in Michigan."
"In 1856, the Republicans became a national party when John C. Fremont was nominated for President under the slogan: "Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont." Even though they were considered a "third party" because the Democrats and Whigs represented the two-party system at the time, Fremont received 33% of the vote. Four years later, Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican to win the White House. "
If you would like to read the rest go to:
http://www.gop.com/About/AboutRead.aspx?Guid=a747a888-0ae6-4441-94f4-2a3a6561f872
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Booth
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It was the Republicans who freed the slaves. There were slaves in the North and even in Africa.