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This Month In Republican Party History

April

    In 1822, April 27th - Birth of Republican President Ulysses Grant; championed and enforced Republican legislation to safeguard civil rights of Black Americans.

     

    In 1862, April 16th - President Lincoln signs bill abolishing slavery in District of Columbia: in Congress, 99% of Republicans vote yes, 83% of Democrats vote no.

     

    In 1866, April 9th - Republican Congress overrides Democrat President Johnson's veto; Civil rights Act of 1866, conferring rights of citizenship on Black Americans, becomes law.