September 17, 1971, Former Ku Klux Klan member and Democrat U.S. Senator Hugo Black (D-AL) retires from U.S. Supreme Court; appointed by FDR in 1937, he had defended Klansmen for racial murders.
September 18, 1895, Republican civil rights activist Booker T. Washington tells white audience in Atlanta: “There is no defense or security for any of us except in the highest intelligence and development of all”.
September 19, 1881, Tuskegee Institute, under leadership of African-American Republican Booker T. Washington, opens for classes.
September 20, 1876, Former state Attorney General Robert Ingersoll (R-IL) tells veterans: “Every man that loved slavery better than liberty was a Democrat… I am a Republican because it is the only free party that ever existed”.
September 21, 1872, Nominated by African-American U.S. Rep. Robert B. Elliott (R-SC), South Carolina’s James Conyers becomes first African-American midshipman at U.S. Naval Academy.
September 22, 1862, Republican President Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.
September 23, 1816, Birth of U.S. Rep. and Secretary of State Elihu Washburne (R-IL), a founder of the Republican Party and early advocate for the civil rights of African-Americans.
September 24, 1957, Sparking criticism from Democrats such as Senators John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, President Dwight Eisenhower deploys U.S. troops to Little Rock, AR to force Democrat Governor Orval Faubus to integrate public schools.
“For 150 years, Republicans have worked to secure the civil rights of African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and every individual from every background and walk of life. We believe that every person contributes to America's rich cultural heritage. Americans of all races and creeds share the Republican commitment to creating job opportunities for all, giving children equal access to a quality education, and strengthening families and faith. This is the Republican agenda; this is the American agenda."
U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Speaker of the House
SOURCE: 2005 Republican Freedom Calendar more at Freedom Calendar or Republican and Republicans or Ku Klux Klan and Booker T. Washington or civil rights and African-American
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