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Democratic republicans
They became the dominant political party in the US -
Republican Party
Formed against the expansion of slavery. -
Abraham Lincoln
Elected first republican president -
Southern Democrats
Began to redeem the south which eventually became the solid south. -
President Roosevelt and Truman
These democrats both supported desegregation. -
Strom Thurmond
Runs for president as the Dixiecrat nominee -
Democrat presidents kennedy and johnson
Both supported the Civil Rights Act -
Educational Education Act
Laws like these were passed. -
Nikki Haley
South Carolina first female governer elected