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The '''Democratic Plantation''' is a concept originally considered in the 1960s, that continues to be referenced as a way to describe how, [[African Americans]] dwelling in the [[United States]] have been physically enslaved, since arriving to [[America]] from [[Africa]], to the present-day descendants, who, are now also mentally enslaved by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]].  The concept of the ''Democratic Plantation'', which was originally discussed during the 1960s, proliferated through the decades.<ref name=WaPo20190108>*How the ‘Democratic plantation’ became one of conservatives’ favorite slurs, https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/08/how-democratic-plantation-became-one-conservatives-favorite-slurs/?utm_term=.0275fa1041f9, Tyler D. Parry | ''The Washington Post'', January 8, 2019</ref>

The '''Democratic Plantation''' is a concept originally considered in the 1960s, that continues to be referenced as a way to describe how, [[African Americans]] dwelling in the [[United States]] have been physically enslaved, since arriving to [[America]] from [[Africa]], to the present-day descendants, who, are now also mentally enslaved by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat Party]].  The concept of the ''Democratic Plantation'', which was originally discussed during the 1960s, proliferated through the decades.<ref name=WaPo20190108>*How the ‘Democratic plantation’ became one of conservatives’ favorite slurs, https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/08/how-democratic-plantation-became-one-conservatives-favorite-slurs/?utm_term=.0275fa1041f9, Tyler D. Parry | ''The Washington Post'', January 8, 2019</ref>

In 1992, the ''Pittsburgh Courier'' claimed that a Black Republican "is a kind of bogeyman dressed in a Black tailored suit or immaculate silk dress, to cajole Blacks into believing the Republican Party" and further criticized.  White members of the Republican Party applauded black members of the [[GOP]] for having the sense to leave the “plantation politics of the Democratic Party.” [[Pat Buchanan]] applauded Republican [[Herman Cain]] while discussing his Presidential candidacy on ''CNN'' in 2011.<ref name=Beast20190215 />

In 1992, the ''Pittsburgh Courier'' claimed that a Black Republican "is a kind of bogeyman dressed in a Black tailored suit or immaculate silk dress, to cajole Blacks into believing the Republican Party" and further criticized.  White members of the Republican Party applauded black members of the [[GOP]] for having the sense to leave the “plantation politics of the Democratic Party.” [[Pat Buchanan]] applauded Republican [[Herman Cain]] while discussing his Presidential candidacy on ''CNN'' in 2011.<ref name=Beast20190215 />

[[Armstrong Williams]] used the phrase and promoted the idea that the Democrat Party had betrayed black voters for decades.<ref>Republican Party must rescue blacks from the Democratic plantation, https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/108957-republican-party-must-rescue-blacks-from-the-democratic-plantation, Armstrong Williams | ''The Hill'', July 15, 2010</ref><ref name=WaPo20190108 />

Armstrong Williams used the phrase and promoted the idea that the Democrat Party had betrayed black voters for decades.<ref>Republican Party must rescue blacks from the Democratic plantation, https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/108957-republican-party-must-rescue-blacks-from-the-democratic-plantation, Armstrong Williams | ''The Hill'', July 15, 2010</ref><ref name=WaPo20190108 />

During [[Barack Obama]]'s Presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012, Black conservatives viewed Obama, the first black skinned presidential candidate, as a blatant threat to their social position.  In 2011, Republican Rep. [[Allen West]] of [[Florida]] planned to take voters on the "underground railroad" away from the Democrats' "plantation" over to the [[GOP]] as a "modern-day [[Harriet Tubman]]".<ref>West: I'll lead you off 'plantation', https://www.politico.com/story/2011/08/west-ill-lead-you-off-plantation-061627, JENNIFER EPSTEIN | ''Politico'', August 18, 2011</ref><ref>Allen West: I Am The Modern Day Harriet Tubman [UPDATE], https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/allen-west-harriet-tubman_n_930052.html, Jennifer Bendery | ''The Huffington Post'', August 18, 2011</ref><ref name=WaPo20190108 />

During [[Barack Obama]]'s Presidential campaigns of 2008 and 2012, Black conservatives viewed Obama, the first black skinned presidential candidate, as a blatant threat to their social position.  In 2011, Republican Rep. [[Allen West]] of [[Florida]] planned to take voters on the "underground railroad" away from the Democrats' "plantation" over to the [[GOP]] as a "modern-day [[Harriet Tubman]]".<ref>West: I'll lead you off 'plantation', https://www.politico.com/story/2011/08/west-ill-lead-you-off-plantation-061627, JENNIFER EPSTEIN | ''Politico'', August 18, 2011</ref><ref>Allen West: I Am The Modern Day Harriet Tubman [UPDATE], https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/allen-west-harriet-tubman_n_930052.html, Jennifer Bendery | ''The Huffington Post'', August 18, 2011</ref><ref name=WaPo20190108 />