Actually makes perfect sense to me since virtually all the early Black heroes were Republicans-with the exception of the out and out communist W.E.B. DuBois. Then again, calling him a hero requires a very abstract definition of the word. One thing that puzzles me about cancel culture is how the Democrat Party-the heart of racism and oppression-always manages to escape the wrath of the morons.
There is some merit to this. But keep in mind though, some of these are heroes that were in the Founders time circa the 1770s-1790s.
The Republican Party wasn’t founded for another 60~ years give or take. Peter Salem died before anybody had any thought about a GOP.