Lincoln's Lost Legacy: The Republican Party and the African American Vote, 1928-1952
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A close look at how the "party of Lincoln" lost Black voters in the 1930s and 1940s
During the 1930s and 1940s, many African Americans left the Republican Party and joined ranks with the Democrats. Before this time, the few Black people actually able to exercise their franchise voted for the party of Lincoln and emancipation. The resulting political realignment has had numerous and far-reaching impacts, including the 1948 election of Harry Truman.
In Lincoln's Lost Legacy, Simon Topping exami...






















