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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Courageous Woman Dares to Reveal Democrats' Racist Past
Did you know.Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican? Every civil rights
law, beginning in the 1860s through the 1950s and 1960s, was fought
against
by Democrats? Or the KKK had links to the Democratic Party? Not only are
these questions addressed by the National Black Republicans Association
(NBRA) but also more surprising facts.
A few months ago, we had the privilege to meet the chairwoman of NBRA, a
brave and gusty woman named Frances Rice. "The double standard looms large
when Democrats practice racism," says Rice. "Those who search in the
Republican Party haystack for the racist needles, ignore the mountain of
evidence about racism in the Democrat Party."
Rice does not initially appear to be the type of person who would strike
out
and dare to challenge a giant, but that's just what this modern day
"David"
has done. Rice said her organization is working to set the record straight
and "wake up" black voters and "shed the light of truth on the racist past
and failed socialism of the Democratic Party."
Little did we know, Rice would soon be feeling the intense, sizzling heat
of
the national spotlight for reminding people and speaking the truth that
the
Democratic Party wishes we would all forget.
Last week, when Democrats became aware of NBRA's Fall 2007 magazine being
distributed at a black voter event in Tallahassee, the liberal media and
Democratic Party giants alike began firing their attacks. One headline in
a
newspaper read, "Magazine stirs race politics" and wrote, that the
magazine
"pushes racial buttons by highlighting low points in the history of the
Democratic Party." A re****ter from the Miami Herald decried The Black
Republican magazine, calling its comments "strident" and saying Democrats
were "outraged."
Sometimes the truth hurts.
Rice cites renowned liberal historian and author Dr. Eric Foner in her
well-do***ented expose, "The Ku Klux Klan was the Terrorist Arm of the
Democratic Party". "In A Short History of Reconstruction, Professor Foner
wrote: "Founded in 1866 as a Tennessee social club, the Ku Klux Klan
spread
into nearly every Southern state, launching a 'reign of terror' against
Republican leaders black and white." Again, it was Foner who said, "In
effect, the Klan was a military force serving the interests of the
Democratic party.and all who desired the restoration of white supremacy."
Several other articles, including one titled "Why Martin Luther King, Jr
Was
a Republican," also raised the "giants'" ire. Frances Rice says she knew
MLK's
family and "there's no way they were Democrats" in the 1960s. Not only did
King vote for Eisenhower in 1956, but this was a time when racist southern
Democrats like Bull Connor used vicious dogs and fire-hoses to break up
protests, after all, segregation and discrimination were the law of the
land
in the South.
One who saw firsthand Connor's atrocities is our nation's first female
black
secretary of state, Condi Rice. Not only did she witness the brutality
inflicted on the peaceful protestors at the 1963 Children's March in
Birmingham, but Condi's neighborhood experienced threats of violence. One
of
her childhood friends was killed in a church bombing by the Ku Klux Klan
along with three other girls. Secretary Rice's family repeatedly faced
discrimination. A prime example of this was when John, her father, tried
to
register to vote with the Democratic Party. They told him that to register
as Democrat he must first guess the number of beans in their jar. Not one
to
accept such insulting treatment, John Rice headed over to the Republican
register and promptly became a Republican.
"Racism" is the trump card in the indictment of Republicans," points out
Dr.
Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution. "But the cold fact is that the
whole Jim Crow era in the South was dominated by Democrats."
The mission of the NBRA is "to be a resource for the black community on
Republican ideals and promote the traditional values of the black
community
which are the core values of the Republican Party: strong families, faith
in
God, personal responsibility, quality education, and equal op****tunities
for
all."
We saw evidence of one of their bold campaigns in Florida. Prominently
displayed on a gigantic billboard was the proclamation that, "Martin
Luther
King, Jr. was a Republican" along with a photo of the civil rights leader,
the organization's name and web site. It was hard to miss.
Currently NBRA has identical signs in several other states and hopes to go
nationwide. To help and donate go to: http://www.nbra.info/
The Republican
Party, the party of Abraham Lincoln, fought to free blacks from slavery.
Now
the daunting goal of NBRA is to "return black Americans to their
Republican
Party roots by enlightening them about how Republicans fought for their
freedom and civil rights and are now fighting for their educational and
economic advancement."
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