Event Title
Document Type
Poster Session
Location
Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
Event Website
http://jepson.richmond.edu/research/symposium/index.html
Start Date
15-4-2016 10:30 AM
End Date
15-4-2016 1:30 PM
Description
The Republican Party was founded to oppose the expansion of slavery. For decades, African Americans supported the party of Lincoln, while the Democratic Party rallied against “Black Republicans”. Now Black voters overwhelmingly support the Democratic Party. How did this transition happen? What began this shift? We have explored several milestones that we believe have led to this significant realignment. The evolving politics and policies of both Republicans and Democrats come into play when analyzing this transition. Events involving Theodor Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, and Lyndon B. Johnson present as significant turning points in the realignment of the Black vote.
Realignment: a Century of Political Evolution
Jepson School of Leadership Studies, University of Richmond
The Republican Party was founded to oppose the expansion of slavery. For decades, African Americans supported the party of Lincoln, while the Democratic Party rallied against “Black Republicans”. Now Black voters overwhelmingly support the Democratic Party. How did this transition happen? What began this shift? We have explored several milestones that we believe have led to this significant realignment. The evolving politics and policies of both Republicans and Democrats come into play when analyzing this transition. Events involving Theodor Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, and Lyndon B. Johnson present as significant turning points in the realignment of the Black vote.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/jepsonresearchsymposium/2016/program/3
Comments
Faculty Mentor: Dr. George R. Goethals, Professor, E. Claiborne Robins Distinguished Professorship in Leadership Studies