In Reply to: Show you proof that the party of slavery, jim crowe, segregation posted by wwood2 on April 26, 2026 at 08:15:31
History. Kind of sad and uneducated for a UCLA guy. Just sayin.
1. Educational overview (simple, neutral explanation)
The Great Switch: How Republicans & Democrats Flipped Ideologies
This is one of the clearest beginner-friendly explanations.
Key idea:
Early on (1800s):
Republicans = anti-slavery, more “liberal” for the time
Democrats = more conservative, especially in the South, many supported slavery
Over time, especially 1930s–1960s, things changed gradually—not instantly
Major turning points:
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal (expanded government)
Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s–60s