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Democratic-Republicans were the domienent political party in the U.S.
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The Republican Party is formed against the expansion of slavery
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Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican president
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Southern Democrats began to "redeem" the South and formed the "Solid South"
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Democratic Presidents Roosevelt and Truman both supported desegregation
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Strom Thurmond runs for president as the Dixiecrat nominee
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Democratic Presidents Kenedy and Johnson both supported the Civil Rights Act
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Laws such as the Education Improvement Act are passed
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South Carolina's first female govenor, Nikki Haley, is elected