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Democrat-Republicans were the dominant political party in the U.S.
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The Republican Party is formed against the expansion of slavery
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Abraham Lincoln was elected the first republican president
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Southern democrats began to "redeem" the south and formed the " solid south"
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Storm Thurmond runs for president as the Dixiecrat nominee
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Democratic presidents Roosevelt and Truman both supported desegregation
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Democrat presidents Kennedy and Johnson both support the civil rights act
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Laws such as the educational Improvement act are passed
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South Carolina's first female governor, Nikki Haley, is elected