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*1863: [[Emancipation Proclamation]], [[Executive Order]] by Republican President [[Abraham Lincoln]] freeing all slaves held within the rebellious states.
*1863: [[Emancipation Proclamation]], [[Executive Order]] by Republican President [[Abraham Lincoln]] freeing all slaves held within the rebellious states.
*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.
*1866: [[14th Amendment]] giving due process and equal protection to all races passes with 100% of Democrats voting no in House and Senate.
*1866: [[14th Amendment]] giving due process and equal protection to all races passes with 100% of Democrats voting no in House and Senate.
*1870: [[15th Amendment]] giving all the right to vote regardless of race passes house with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition.
*1870: [[15th Amendment]] giving all the right to vote regardless of race passes house with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition.
*1919: [[22nd Amendment]] Republican House passes the amendment giving women the right to vote, 85% of Republicans vote yes to 54% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans in Senate vote yes but nearly half of Democrats vote no.
*1919: [[22nd Amendment]] Republican House passes the amendment giving women the right to vote, 85% of Republicans vote yes to 54% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans in Senate vote yes but nearly half of Democrats vote no.
*1922 Anti-Lynching Law passed Republican House; filibustered by [[Democrat]]s in the [[Senate]].
*1922 Anti-Lynching Law passed Republican House; filibustered by [[Democrat]]s in the [[Senate]].
*1924: Republican president [[Calvin Coolidge]] signs the law passed by Republican Congress giving [[Native American]]s the right to vote.
*1924: Republican President [[Calvin Coolidge]] signs the law passed by Republican Congress giving [[Native American]]s the right to vote.
*1954: ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'', Republican Chief Justice appointed by Republican President Dwight Eisenhower writes [[Supreme Court]] decision overturning previous Democrat Supreme Court "separate by equal" doctrine, outlawing school [[segregation]].
*1954: ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]'', Republican Chief Justice appointed by Republican President Dwight Eisenhower writes [[Supreme Court]] decision overturning previous Democrat Supreme Court "separate by equal" doctrine, outlawing school [[segregation]].
*1957: Republican president [[Dwight Eisenhower]] signs the Republican Party sponsored 1957 Civil Rights Act creating the Civil Rights Commission.
*1957: Republican President [[Dwight Eisenhower]] signs the Republican Party sponsored 1957 Civil Rights Act creating the Civil Rights Commission.
*1957: Republican President Dwight Eisenhower order federal troops to take over Arkansas National Guard which Democrat Gov. [[Orval Faubus]] used to prevent black children to attend public school. Eisenhower ordered the [[101st Airborne Division]] to escort the children passed protesters.
*1957: Republican President Dwight Eisenhower order federal troops to take over Arkansas National Guard which Democrat Gov. [[Orval Faubus]] used to prevent black children to attend public school. Eisenhower ordered the [[101st Airborne Division]] to escort the children passed protesters.
*1964: Civil Rights Act ending segregation and voter restrictions is passed with 80% of Republicans in the House and 82% in the Senate voting yes, but only 63% of Democrats voting yes in the House and 69% in the Senate. Democrats [[filibuster]]ed for 83 days. After passing the Civil Rights Act, Democratic president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] brags "I'll have those n****** voting Democratic for the next 200 years."<ref>The Relentless Conservative (2011, August 24). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-relentless-conservative/the-democratic-partys-two_b_933995.html The Democratic Party's Two-Facedness of Race Relations]. The Huffington Post.</ref>
*1964: Civil Rights Act ending segregation and voter restrictions is passed with 80% of Republicans in the House and 82% in the Senate voting yes, but only 63% of Democrats voting yes in the House and 69% in the Senate. Democrats [[filibuster]]ed for 83 days. After passing the Civil Rights Act, Democratic president [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] brags "I'll have those n****** voting Democratic for the next 200 years."<ref>The Relentless Conservative (2011, August 24). [https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-relentless-conservative/the-democratic-partys-two_b_933995.html The Democratic Party's Two-Facedness of Race Relations]. The Huffington Post.</ref>