Was Abraham Lincoln a Republican?
Channel: Caffeine Zombies
Date: 31/03/2024

In this episode I explore whether Abraham Lincoln was a Republican, what that meant in his time, and how those ideas have progressed into modern times and regional party affiliations today.

Resource Links:
https://www.history.com/news/how-the-party-of-lincoln-won-over-the-once-democratic-south

https://propagandaprofessor.net/2020/07/18/the-myth-of-the-myth-of-the-southern-strategy/

https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/whig-party

https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/inaugural-address-8/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/28/republicans-party-of-civil-rights

https://www.britannica.com/question/Who-were-the-most-important-figures-in-the-American-Civil-War

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dixiecrat

https://www.history.com/news/how-the-party-of-lincoln-won-over-the-once-democratic-south

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedmens-bureau

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes

https://riponsociety.org/article/why-lincoln-was-a-republican/

https://checkyourfact.com/2018/12/16/fact-check-percent-republicans-vote-civil-rights-act/

00:00 - Introduction
00:55 - Lincoln as a Whig
01:12 - The Whig Party
02:24 - 1854 - Kansas Nebraska Act
03:27 - Birth of the Republicans
04:12 - How did Lincoln win?
06:17 - Quick History
09:54 - Civil Rights gets Blue Support
12:11 - States Rights as political language
13:42 - Conclusion