CD isn't letting me submit the link, but the following comes from the Wikipedia article on the Democratic Party of the United States:

"From the end of the Civil War, African Americans favored the Republican Party. However, they began drifting to the Democratic Party in the 1930s, as Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs gave economic relief to all minorities, including African Americans and Hispanics. Support for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s by Democratic presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson helped give the Democrats even larger support among the African American community, although their position also alienated the Southern white population and led to a split in the parties, with most liberals going to the Democratic Party and most conservatives, such as the "Dixiecrats" moving towards the Republicans. In addition, recent Caribbean and African immigrants have voted solidly Democratic."

A very interesting debate. History plays a big part but the curious part is the switch from Republicans to Democrats. Check out this video that purports that the KKK used to be the terrorist wing of the post-Civil War Democratic Party:

on social issues more than Equality and Economic issues have the parties switched.

the Republican party is a party of "the government doesn't discriminate, but everyone maintains their civil liberties". hence, why they're against Affirmative action and for Capitalism. they feel the government shouldn't be trying to even out the playing field, but leave everyone to hold their own.

now, of course the party has changed on social issues, since it became more religious, and even groups like the NAACP are very conservative when it comes to social issues. it's the economic issues they don't like.

Blacks feel they deserve more from the government... special treatment. not all of them of course, but most of them do.

Republicans feel that it was the ancestors that were slaves, not them, so they should stop demanding reperations.

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