The GOP has an uphill battle courting African Americans

"Although Lincoln gets credit for freeing the slaves, he was more interested in saving the Union than in making sure African Americans were treated fairly..."


Dear friends,

The recent appointment of Michael Steele, an African American, as chairman of the Republican Party represents the acknowledgement of the fact that the African American vote cannot be taken for granted as it has been by the GOP since the Sixties.

On the link below, in his usual brilliant fashion, veteran columnist George Curry who is now with the Philadelphia Inquirer takes us on an historical tour of the relationship between Blacks and the GOP, from Lincoln until today.

Cheers!

G. Djata Bumpus
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/george_curry/20090219_Beyond_the_Spin__How_the_GOP_lost_blacks.html