Why Did Black Voters Flee The Republican Party In The 1960s?

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., currently living in Philadelphia, Megan is focused on How we use storytelling and the sharing of life expriences to effect real change

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Jan 30 Why Did Black Voters Flee The Republican Party In The 1960s?

If you'd walked into a gathering of older black folks 100 years ago, you'd have found that most of them would have been Republican.

Wait... what?

Yep. Republican. Party of Lincoln. Party of the Emancipation. Party that pushed not only black votes but black politicians during that post-bellum period known as Reconstruction.

Today, it's almost the exact opposite. That migration of black voters away from the GOP reached its last phase 50 years ago in 2014.

Continue reading/listening on NPR here, courtesy of Karen Grigsby Bates.

Born and raised in Washington, D.C., currently living in Philadelphia, Megan is focused on How we use storytelling and the sharing of life expriences to effect real change

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Born and raised in Washington, D.C., currently living in Philadelphia, Megan is focused on how we use storytelling and the sharing of life experiences to shift narratives, impact policy, create community and ultimately, effect real, tangible, long-lasting change.