March 26, 1910, President Taft appoints Republican William Lewis as first African-American U.S. Asst. Attorney General.
Easter Sunday
March 27, 1856, First meeting of Republican National Committee in Washington, DC to oppose Democrats’ pro-slavery policies.
March 28, 1870, Republican Jonathan Wright of South Carolina becomes first African-American state Supreme Court Justice.
March 29, 1885, Birth of U.S. Rep. Frances Payne Bolton (R-OH), first woman to serve as U.S. Delegate to United Nations General Assembly.
March 30, 1868, Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men”.
March 31, 1806, Birth of U.S. Senator John Hale (R-NH), early leader of Republicans’ anti-slavery movement in Congress.
April 1, 1846, Born into slavery on this day, Jeremiah Haralson (R-AL) served in state legislature before being elected to U.S. House in 1874.
April 2, 1855, Republican John Langston becomes nation’s first African-American elected official, in Brownhelm, OH; later served as U.S. Rep. (R-VA) and as diplomat in Republican administrations.
“We love freedom more, vastly more, than slavery; consequently we hope to keep clear of the Democrats!”
Rep. Joseph Rainey (R-SC), the first African-American in the U.S. House of Representatives (1870-79)
SOURCE: 2005 Republican Freedom Calendar
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