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| − | '''Black Republicans''' | + | '''Black Republicans''' comprise about 1% of GOP voters, but include the Republican National Chairman [[Michael Steele]], elected in 2009. Black Republicans support the [[Republican party]] for many reasons, including a belief that the Republican party supports conservative values, is pro-business, and had a positive role in ending [[slavery]] in the 1860s and supporting the [[civil rights movement]] of the 1960s. |
| − | == | + | ==Contemporary== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Colin Powell]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Condoleezza Rice]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Thomas Sowell]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Clarence Thomas]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Michael S. Steele]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *J. Kenneth Blackwell |
| − | *[[ | + | *J.C. Watts Jr |
| − | *[[ | + | *Don King |
| − | *[[ | + | *Denzel Washington |
| − | *[[ | + | *Lynn Swann |
| − | *[[Jackie Robinson]] | + | |
| − | *[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] | + | ==Black Republicans of the past== |
| − | *[[Booker T. Washington]] | + | *[[Frederick Douglass]] |
| − | *Alphonso Jackson | + | *[[Mary McLeod Bethune]] |
| − | *Rod Paige | + | *[[Harriet Tubman]] |
| − | *Michael L. Williams | + | *[[Sojourner Truth]] |
| − | *Alveda C. King | + | *[[George Washington Carver]] |
| − | + | *[[Jackie Robinson]] | |
| − | + | *[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] | |
| − | + | *[[Booker T. Washington]] | |
| − | + | *Alphonso Jackson | |
| − | + | *Rod Paige | |
| − | *Edward William Brooke, III | + | *Michael L. Williams |
| − | *William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. | + | *Alveda C. King |
| − | *Joe Celestin | + | *Edward William Brooke, III |
| − | *Herman Cain | + | *William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. |
| − | *A. Philip Randolph | + | *Joe Celestin |
| − | *Hiram Rhodes Revels | + | *Herman Cain |
| − | *Blanche Bruce | + | *A. Philip Randolph |
| − | *Ida B. Wells | + | *Hiram Rhodes Revels |
| − | *Mary Terrell | + | *Blanche Bruce |
| − | *Carter G. Woodson | + | *Ida B. Wells |
| + | *Mary Terrell | ||
| + | *Carter G. Woodson | ||
*Keith Butler | *Keith Butler | ||
Revision as of 10:46, February 1, 2009
Black Republicans comprise about 1% of GOP voters, but include the Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, elected in 2009. Black Republicans support the Republican party for many reasons, including a belief that the Republican party supports conservative values, is pro-business, and had a positive role in ending slavery in the 1860s and supporting the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Contemporary
- Colin Powell
- Condoleezza Rice
- Thomas Sowell
- Clarence Thomas
- Michael S. Steele
- J. Kenneth Blackwell
- J.C. Watts Jr
- Don King
- Denzel Washington
- Lynn Swann
Black Republicans of the past
- Frederick Douglass
- Mary McLeod Bethune
- Harriet Tubman
- Sojourner Truth
- George Washington Carver
- Jackie Robinson
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Booker T. Washington
- Alphonso Jackson
- Rod Paige
- Michael L. Williams
- Alveda C. King
- Edward William Brooke, III
- William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.
- Joe Celestin
- Herman Cain
- A. Philip Randolph
- Hiram Rhodes Revels
- Blanche Bruce
- Ida B. Wells
- Mary Terrell
- Carter G. Woodson
- Keith Butler