"Democrat" and "Republican" have largely switched places in the last 150 years. Labels mean very little without perspective.

Abe Lincoln was a "Republican"..... do you think his attitudes & policies would have been supported by today's Republicans?

Watch this 8 minute video by a young black Republican. All civil rights advances have come about as a result of Republicans. All of them. Even modern ones. From the mouth of a black man.

The Truth about Black History

For you with slow dial-up, take the half hour or so to open this. It'll open your eyes