Michael Steele's election as the first black chairman of the Republican Party and Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday have created a lot of discussion about the relationship - or lack of one - between African Americans and the party of Lincoln. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
An interesting historical perspective of how the GOP lost blacks, who had strongly supported Republicans in the past. There was also a political reason for the Emancipation Proclamation: by signing it, Lincoln turned the Civil War into a moral war, making it more than just a war to quell a revolt. The article strangely seems to deliberately ignore the current situation.
Actions speak louder than words.: in the recent election for RNC chairman, one candidate circulated "Obame The Magic Nego" among his amused fellow white candidates; another temporarily resigned from a whites-only country club. to run.; thus, it's no surprise that the selection of the new chairman has done nothing to asuage my black friends.