August 6, 1965, Voting Rights Act of 1965, abolishing literacy tests and other measures devised by Democrats to prevent African-Americans from voting, signed into law; higher percentage of Republicans than Democrats vote in favor.
August 7, 1917, Birth of African-American Republican Melvin Evans, first elected Governor of Virgin Islands; also served as Delegate to Congress, Republican National Committeeman, and U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
August 8, 1878, African-American Republican James Rapier becomes Collector of Internal Revenue; previously served as U.S. Rep. (R-AL).
August 9, 1988, Lauro Cavazos, first Hispanic to serve in Cabinet, nominated by President Ronald Reagan to be Secretary of Education.
August 10, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signs Civil Liberties Act of 1988, compensating Japanese-Americans for deprivation of civil rights and property during World War II internment ordered by FDR.
August 11, 1868, Death of U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA), who introduced 14th Amendment; requested burial in a racially-integrated cemetery, with epitaph “Equality of Man before his Creator”.
August 12, 1982, Hispanic Republican Faith Evans, first woman in nation to serve as U.S. Marshal, sworn in following appointment by President Ronald Reagan.
August 13, 1818, Birth of Lucy Stone, Republican anti-slavery and women’s rights activist; founder of American Woman Suffrage Association in 1869.
“Our principles are those of humanity...they are those of equal rights”
Governor Oliver Morton (R-IN), whose statue is in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol and also at the entrance to the Indiana State Capitol Building, 1866
SOURCE: 2005 Republican Freedom Calendar more at Freedom Calendar or Republican and Republicans
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