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Article: A storied record on civil rights; The 150-year-old roots of the Republican Party.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- February 23, 2006
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Byline: Michael Zak, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Especially during February, Black History Month, the Republican Party should take great pride in its heritage of civil rights achievement.
While celebrating the birth this month of the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, Republicans should also honor a friend and adviser to the "Great Emancipator," Frederick Douglass. Douglass, who would celebrate his birthday on Feb. 14, had a favorite saying: "The Republican Party is the ship; all else is the sea."
The 13th Amendment banning slavery, the 14th Amendment guaranteeing equal protection of the laws and the 15th Amendment according black ...