https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> Now, let’s back up a little bit. The south was always seeded in racism, and was, in fact, a Democratic stronghold. But THAT Democratic Party is not the Democratic Party of today. Let’s take a look at what their platform was: limited government, state sovereignty, and slavery.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4"> Take our the latter, and the first two ideologies are those touted by the Republicans. (We can go back and forth on how modern-day Republicans would view slavery, but it’s moot since it’s now abolished.)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 7" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 7"> Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and by the end of the war, the 13th Amendment was added the the Constitution.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="8️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 8" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 8"> After Lincoln came Jackson, who frustrated Republicans in southern states by his lack of action against the treatment of the newly freed slaves, Radical Republicans in Congress passed legislation protecting the rights of blacks, including civil rights and voting rights.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> When Regan was elected in 1980, the Conservative movement took off and military spending was increased, and he was a big advocate for prayer in schools. He was anti-abortion, and was pro capital punishment. He opposed the equal rights amendment.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> So, as you can see, what once looked like conservatism was supported by the Democrats of the past, and what is seen as liberal today, was supported by the Republicans of yesteryear. Without a doubt, the parties’ ideologies did flip.
Here is another excellent thread that goes into a lot more detail of the Lilly White Movement https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏻" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (heller Hautton)">

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