I have allways wondered Why do Most black people vote for Democrats? I'm white and have talked to alot black people in my life time and most seem to have Old fashion Christian values, such as against abortion, against same-sex marriage and the acceptance of homosexuality into mainstream society.
I'm sure many people will say it because of Republicans like Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms, and Rush Limbaugh. But those people need a history lesson. Did you know Until 1935, every black federal legislator was Republican. America's first black U.S. Representative, South Carolina's Joseph Rainey, and our first black senator, Mississippi's Hiram Revels, both reached Capitol Hill in 1870. On December 9, 1872, Louisiana Republican Pinckney Benton Stewart "P.B.S." Pinchback became America's first black governor.
Here's another, January 26, 1922: The U.S. House adopted Rep. Leonidas Dyer's (R., Mo.) bill making lynching a federal crime. Filibustering Senate Democrats killed the bill. I have more
2007-08-22
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