The GOP always voted in higher percentages for civil rights bills from the 1860s when Republican Abraham Lincoln overturned slavery to the 1960s when the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] and [[1965 Voting Rights Act]] was passed.<ref>Parks, B. [http://www.black-and-right.com/the-democrat-race-lie The Democrat Race Lie]. BlackAndRight.com.<br>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_federal_civil_rights_legislation</ref>
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The GOP always voted in higher percentages for civil rights bills from the 1860s when Republican Abraham Lincoln overturned slavery to the 1960s when the [[1964 Civil Rights Act]] and [[1965 Voting Rights Act]] were passed.<ref>Parks, B. [http://www.black-and-right.com/the-democrat-race-lie The Democrat Race Lie]. BlackAndRight.com.<br>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_federal_civil_rights_legislation</ref>
*1865: 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by Republican president Abraham Lincoln with unanimous Republican support and most Democrats opposed.
*1865: 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by Republican president Abraham Lincoln with unanimous Republican support and most Democrats opposed.