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| − | '''Black Republicans''' comprise about 1% of GOP voters, but include | + | '''Black Republicans''' comprise about 1% of GOP voters, but include former Republican National Chairman [[Michael Steele]], elected from 2009 to 2011. 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. |
==In order of birthdate== | ==In order of birthdate== | ||
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*[[William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.]] (born 1920) | *[[William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.]] (born 1920) | ||
*[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] (1925 – 1990) | *[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] (1925 – 1990) | ||
| + | *[[Martin Luther King Jr.]] (1929-1968) | ||
*[[Thomas Sowell]] (born 1930) | *[[Thomas Sowell]] (born 1930) | ||
*[[Don King]] (born 1931) | *[[Don King]] (born 1931) | ||
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*[[Herman Cain]] (born 1945) | *[[Herman Cain]] (born 1945) | ||
*[[Clarence Thomas]] (born 1948) | *[[Clarence Thomas]] (born 1948) | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Kenneth Blackwell]] (born 1948) |
| + | *[[Alan Keyes]] (born 1950) | ||
*[[Alveda C. King]] (born 1951) | *[[Alveda C. King]] (born 1951) | ||
*[[Lynn Swann]] (born 1952) | *[[Lynn Swann]] (born 1952) | ||
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*[[Joe Celestin]] (born 1957) | *[[Joe Celestin]] (born 1957) | ||
*[[Michael S. Steele]] (born 1958) | *[[Michael S. Steele]] (born 1958) | ||
| + | * [[Allen West]] (born 1961) | ||
| + | * [[Alfonzo Raychel]] | ||
| + | * [[Reginald Kaigler]] ([[Demcad]]) | ||
| + | * [[Alex Barron]] | ||
| + | *Dr. [[Ben Carson]] | ||
| + | * [[Thomas Sowell]] | ||
| + | * [[Colion Noir]] | ||
| + | * [[Sheriff]] [[David Clarke]] | ||
| + | * [[Alan Keyes]], | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * Conservative [[African American|black]] pundits (See [[:Category:Black Conservatives|Black conservatives]] and [http://africanamericanconservatives.com/about/ AfricanAmericanConservatives.com]) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Republican Party]] | [[Category:Republican Party]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Black Conservatives]] | ||
[[Category:Black History]] | [[Category:Black History]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:17, June 28, 2016
Black Republicans comprise about 1% of GOP voters, but include former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, elected from 2009 to 2011. 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.
In order of birthdate
- Sojourner Truth (c. 1797 – 1883)
- Frederick Douglass (c. 1818 – 1895)
- Harriet Tubman (c. 1822 – 1913)
- Hiram Rhodes Revels (1827 – 1901)
- Blanche Bruce (1841 – 1898)
- Booker T. Washington (1856 – 1915)
- Ida B. Wells (1862 – 1931)
- Mary Terrell (1863 – 1954)
- George Washington Carver (1864 – 1943)
- Carter G. Woodson (1875 – 1950)
- Jackie Robinson (1919 – 1972)
- Edward William Brooke, III (born 1919)
- William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (born 1920)
- Sammy Davis Jr. (1925 – 1990)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)
- Thomas Sowell (born 1930)
- Don King (born 1931)
- Rod Paige (born 1933)
- Colin Powell (born 1937)
- Alphonso Jackson (born 1945)
- Herman Cain (born 1945)
- Clarence Thomas (born 1948)
- Kenneth Blackwell (born 1948)
- Alan Keyes (born 1950)
- Alveda C. King (born 1951)
- Lynn Swann (born 1952)
- Michael L. Williams (born 1953)
- Condoleezza Rice (born 1954)
- Keith Butler (born 1956)
- J.C. Watts Jr (born 1957)
- Joe Celestin (born 1957)
- Michael S. Steele (born 1958)
- Allen West (born 1961)
- Alfonzo Raychel
- Reginald Kaigler (Demcad)
- Alex Barron
- Dr. Ben Carson
- Thomas Sowell
- Colion Noir
- Sheriff David Clarke
- Alan Keyes,
See also
- Conservative black pundits (See Black conservatives and AfricanAmericanConservatives.com)