Jackson50 said:
It is a fallacy that the Democrats alone have been champions of diversity and civil rights. The Republicans elected the first African-American US Senator, the first African-American US Representative, elected the first Native-American Senator and Vice President, and appointed the first African-American US Diplomat. Just saying... |
And a Republican President signed the Emancipation Proclamation! I'm surprised you didn't mention that Strom Thurmond was a Democrat.