Why do Black voters usually vote with the Democratic party? A deep dive into history explains.
Every election season, the question comes up: why do Black voters traditionally support the Democratic Party? While some people raise the question with an agenda of pushing Black voters toward the Republican Party, it’s important to understand the key points in American history that led to the voting dynamics we see today. After the Civil War, the Republican Party was known as the party of President Abraham Lincoln, who signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and effectively ended slavery in […]