Posted on Jul 6, 2018

The Origins of the Republican Party

SSG Shavonde Chase

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The Republican Party is officially organized in Jackson, Michigan.

The Origins of the Republican Party

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CPT Jack Durish

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So now I share my birth date with the GOP and George Washington

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SSgt GG-15 RET Jim Lint

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Interesting. I knew that Lincoln was the first REP President. Lots of people do not know that the REP party was the anti-slavery party in the Civil War.

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And the first party to implement an income tax, though it was temporary and expired in 1866.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Thank you for the update Shavonde.

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The Origins of the Republican Party

The Origins of the Republican Party

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