r/Political_Revolution Mar 13 '21

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u/chasemyers Mar 13 '21

The south was Democrats, back then, actually. The north, and President Lincoln, were Republicans.

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u/dstar09 Mar 15 '21

Yup the parties actually switched, which is kind of bizarre, but true. In Lincoln’s time, it was the Republicans who were pro civil rights and pro expansion of the government in terms of creating programs for the poor.

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u/chasemyers Mar 13 '21

Downvote all you want. Y’all hate the truth.