... Which is why I find it odd that MEM just can't admit that it was a Republican who eliminated slavery over 140 years ago instead of just trying to tap dance around it and make offhand excuses for it.
I recognize that Lincoln freed the slaves but also recognize what happened afterwords. It was a democratic President & a democratically controlled congress that tackled the problems that existed after Lincoln freed the slaves. The GOP miniority party helped. The GOP just drifted on cival rights issues after that though & increasingly relied on the religous right for support.
