Copyrighted Image? DMCA | As a matter of history, black Americans -- at least those who were allowed to vote -- were Republicans for decades after the Civil War. But some found Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal attractive, and most found Lyndon Johnson's support for civil rights irresistible. They left the Republican Party. Thoughtful Republicans -- the moderates and right-leaning modernists who accept diversity -- need to convene a meeting to take their party back and restore the brand to its pre-1960s luster. They ought to name their group "Republicans Against Racism." |