Americans of African descent voted overwhelmingly Republican from the end of the Civil War to the 1930s, but they became almost totally Democrat by the 1970s. No single event brought about this tectonic shift, but the change in black voting patterns began with Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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In Trump’s First 100 Days, He Should Emulate This Democratic Hero
Many in the country are in a skittish mood, as Donald Trump gets ready to take office. Nobody really knows what this anti-politician with a hair-trigger temper will do in his first 100 days, traditionally when presidents accomplish the most.