Slavery was supported by both the Northern and Southern democrats. The great civil rights republican party was formed to keep them from spreading slavery.
Don't think the Republican party was all high and mighty over this. They did alot of bad things then, manipulating and enacting more rules, increasing gov. power greatly, probably more than had ever happened before. It wasn't until the turn of the century at least that things started switching and the Dems became the socialists.
in case you didn't know, the GOP of today does NOT even resemble the republican party of 1860.
the DIMocRATS are the LEFTIST, radical, "civil rights party" today & that is why they are the PERMANENT & DYING party, nationally.
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