Generational Political Parties In The 20th Century

On the anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination and the emancipation of slaves in D.C., on April 14, 1876, a memorial of Abraham Lincoln was put on full display. Frederick Douglass, a former slave and advocate of black citizens, gave an arousing address during the celebration. This speech is given 11 years after the assassination of Lincoln and during this time in the U.S. many political issues are arising. For instance, the government ordered all Native Americans onto the reservations on the western side of the United States causing many of them to fight back the government. The presidential election also had its despairing moments when the democratic nomination won the popular vote but then lost in the Electoral and many were still feeling the effects of the Lincoln’s assassination. The monument shows a black kneeling at Lincoln’s feet which Douglass had his issues with. He questioned why the man was not standing as a free man.

The Radical and the republican written by James Oakes, is the author’s deep political analyzation between two well-known figures, Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass. Oakes gives us the first context clue of what Lincoln and Douglass’s relationship will present to be, when they both had opposite approaches on how to abolish slavery permanently in 1850. Douglass sponsored the radical, Garrisonian reform, while Lincoln was an advocate for the overcautious political approach to problems and affairs. During the next 20 years, the 2 figure heads will shift into the same state of mind, with Douglass progressively identifying the necessity for political guiding rather than ideological purity and Lincoln shifting on issues of race and radical emancipation.

Frederick Douglass was many things; a man, an orator, a writer, an avid abolitionist, a presidential advisor and a slave. Douglass lived the majority of his life as a free man after escaping his bondage at age 20. However, everything he did and accomplished over the course of his life was influenced and affected by his past as a slave. Just as slavery shaped Douglass’s existence, the politics of the 19th century would not escape the pressure of the debate over slavery. From the American Revolution to the Civil War, slavery embedded itself into the Southern economy and culture to the point where the argument over its expansion would necessitate complex political workarounds, and break up the national political parties of the last few decades down sectional lines.

Ever since Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, African-Americans had been Republican. The GOP was the party of Lincoln, the party that had given them the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments. The Republican Party supported blacks, whereas the Democrat Party was the party of the South, and the Southern, White plantation owner. To the black community, the Republican Party represented "the high-minded, idealistic, God-fearing people," whereas Democrats "dabbled in influence-peddling and vice" (Weiss 1983: 3). All blacks knew where to lay their loyalties -- with the party

 In today’s society, racism and stereotyping occur in every aspect of life. No one should ever take anything for face value before they examine it first. In reading the narrative, “The View from the Bottom Rail” by James Davidson and Mark Lytle and “Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas” by Harold Bloom. I became very aware on how American history can be looked at as one sided or bias. Even in today’s society, there is still a lot of biasness presented in American history that is told when it is related to the history of slavery.  For us to understand history, we must enable ourselves to look deeper into the articles and examine the prejudices and the source

The election of 1860 was a very important moment of the United States history. There were four candidates, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, the Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, the Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, and Republican Abraham Lincoln. During this election, different views of slavery are what caused the Democrats to electorally split into North and South. This split is why the 1860 election is considered by most political observers to be the first “critical” election.This election caused sharp and enduring changes in our country’s views on slavery and politics.

In the past, the Democratic party was known as the conservative, traditional party that fully supported state government while the Republican party was a supporter of the federal government control. The Republican party began as “Lincoln’s party” which caught the attention and support of the colored voters. In contrast, the Democratic party was predominantly white during this time with ideas to keep the rights of the state and the traditions of the South. Though these two parties have opposing views, they began to clash and redirect their beliefs. Over time the two main political parties have changed their platforms based on the issues of desegregation, racism in the South and placement of federal government.

The 2016 elections are underway and citizens are wondering: why is there a Democratic and Republican party? What caused them to split up? Political parties are people who make an alliance with other people so, they can work together to win elections and have a say in the government. This is important to know because when you grow up and be able to vote you need to know the difference between democratic and republican.

The first episode of “Eyes on the Prizes” continues our study of American culture and politics by revisiting the plight of the African Americans in the United States. Their struggle to claim the freedoms and equalities outlined in the constitution was a daunting task. The period of Reconstruction following the Civil War was scrapped and labelled a failure by Northerners and Southerners alike. Both parties clung to myths that African Americans had been irresponsible with the freedoms provided to them by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Amendments to the Constitutional.

Frederick Douglass, a man of impeccable character whose struggle through life gave all of us a person we can look up to, has created an autobiography that has been studied and admired years after his time. Throughout the riveting narrative of Frederick’s plights for recognition as an intelligent human being—surprising for a former slave of that time period (1818-1895), the focus shifts ever-so slightly from the predicament the Africans of that time were enduring to his own indignation of the white man's epithet of black people as feral, as he tries to achieve acceptance pass the nearly insurmountable wall of ignorance and racial hate.

This report will take a close look at the relationship between African Americans and conservatives relationships through time. The Washington post recently reported that no democratic presidential candidate has received less than 82% of African Americans support

When deciding on who will fully represent the people’s ideologies in government on the local, state, and national level, there are many factors that are taken into consideration. With the movement of minorities (Black Americans in 1960s) and women (in the 1980s) towards the Democratic Party in favor of its liberal ideologies, there has been more movement of white men towards the Republican Party in favor of its conservative ideas (racial, religion, and gender roles.) These conservative beliefs have divide Democrats from Republicans at both the elite and mass levels throughout time, especially today in 2016. The slogan “Make America Great Again” has many underlying ideologies that promote racism and misogyny. First, by looking at attitudes

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, brings to light many of the social injustices that colored men, women, and children all were forced to endure throughout the nineteenth century under Southern slavery laws. Douglass's life-story is presented in a way that creates a compelling argument against the justification of slavery. His argument is reinforced though a variety of anecdotes, many of which detailed strikingly bloody, horrific scenes and inhumane cruelty on the part of the slaveholders. Yet, while Douglas’s narrative describes in vivid detail his experiences of life as a slave, what Douglass intends for his readers to grasp after reading his narrative is something much more profound. Aside from all the

Politics has always been a controversial topic that has been actively separating the American society for many years. It has been fueled by the different ideologies that have been formed and passed down from past generations. The United States government has two front-running parties: The Democratic Party and the Republican Party. These parties are both criticized by one another, and the political candidates are kept under a microscope at all times. One wrong sentence has the ability to bring the wrath of societal shame. With this term’s presidential race the Republican Party and its lead candidate have accelerated at these mishaps, which has conveyed a racial bias stigma. The denotative meaning of the Republican Party is to be, relating to, or the nation of a republic. Each party has a denotative meaning, but the connotative meaning is what viewed in the eyes of the American society. Republicans are believed to be all white, rich, over privileged, business hungry, and the oppressors of other minorities.

The division of two groups with separate opinions causes controversy amongst those affected. “Partisan polarization is undeniably the central and most problematic feature of contemporary American politics.” (Mann & Ornstein, 44). This statement justifies the structure of political parties during the current century. Mann and Ornstein stated, “The story begins with the fissures in the Democratic Party’s New Deal coalition that were evident in the 1960’s” (page 47). The authors continue to list several key points that were a part of the separate party agendas. Increased ideological polarization between Republicans and African Americans created majority-minority districts to gain more representation in Congress. Republicans hypothesized that pushing