Yet again, the Republican Party is attempting to "rebrand" themselves as a more tolerant party by looking at the (ancient) history of the two parties. Just last night, I saw this post on Facebook: "Quick history lesson: 13th Amendment: Abolished slavery 100% Republican Support 23% Democratic Support 14th Amendment: Gave citizenship to freed slaves 94% Republican support 0% Democratic support 15th Amendment: Right to vote for all 100% Republican support 0% Democratic support" For the record, the 13th Amendment passed in 1865, which was 148 years ago. The 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, or 145 years ago. Lastly, the 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870 - 143 years ago. Let's look at these three years, shall we? 1865 - Abraham Lincoln was president, and later assassinated - The New York Stock Exchange opened its first permanent headquarters - The Salvation Army was founded - The first edition of Alice in Wonderland was published - G...
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