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Offline Chris_

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On This Day In 1865, the Republican Party Abolished Slavery
« on: December 06, 2010, 10:32:06 PM »
...after 57 years of Democratic stonewalling. 

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On this day in 1865, the 13th Amendment -- abolishing slavery -- became part of the Constitution -- when ratified by three-quarters of the states.

Despite protests from the Democrats, the Republican Party made banning slavery part of its national platform in 1864. Senator Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) wrote the final version of the text, combining the proposed wordings of several other Republican congressmen.

All Republicans in Congress voted for the 13th Amendment, while nearly all Democrats voted against it. So strongly did President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) support the 13th Amendment, he signed the document, though presidential approval is not part of the amendment process.

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Re: On This Day In 1865, the Republican Party Abolished Slavery
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2010, 10:42:44 PM »
That's good for Facebook. Just to remind people. :cheersmate:
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Re: On This Day In 1865, the Republican Party Abolished Slavery
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2010, 06:07:16 PM »
"stonewalling"

An interesting turn of phrase.
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Re: On This Day In 1865, the Republican Party Abolished Slavery
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2011, 07:03:35 AM »
You can read what the Democratic Party stood for, and how they tried to keep slavery going, by reading the PArty platforms which they agreed to since 1842.  The following is a side by side comparrison of the Deomcratic and Republican Party platforms since 1842, along with historical foot notes.

http://www.wallbuilders.com/resources/misc/CivilRightsPlatforms.pdf
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