This from Ken Blackwells's facebook
They won’t teach you this in school. And they sure don’t want you posting it.
The first 23 Black Americans elected to Congress were all Republicans. That is a fact. Not a theory. Not an opinion. A fact backed by public records and historical truth.
These men came out of the ashes of slavery, during and after the Civil War. When Black Americans were finally allowed to vote, they stood up, ran for office, and were elected to the United States Congress. And every single one of them chose to run as Republicans.
Why? Because the Republican Party was founded to end slavery. It was the party of Abraham Lincoln. It was the party that passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments. It was the party that fought for civil rights when the Democrats were passing Black Codes, building the Klan, and enforcing Jim Crow.
Here are their names, in honor and in truth:
1. Joseph Rainey (South Carolina) – First Black American to serve in the House of Representatives
2. Jefferson F. Long (Georgia)
3. Robert C. De Large (South Carolina)
4. Robert B. Elliott (South Carolina)
5. Benjamin S. Turner (Alabama)
6. Josiah T. Walls (Florida)
7. James E. O’Hara (North Carolina)
8. John R. Lynch (Mississippi)
9. John Mercer Langston (Virginia)
10. Henry P. Cheatham (North Carolina)
11. Thomas E. Miller (South Carolina)
12. George W. Murray (South Carolina)
13. George Henry White (North Carolina)
14. Charles E. Nash (Louisiana)
15. John Hyman (North Carolina)
16. Jeremiah Haralson (Alabama)
17. James T. Rapier (Alabama)
18. Robert Smalls (South Carolina) – Civil War hero and former slave who seized a Confederate ship and delivered it to Union forces
19. Richard H. Cain (South Carolina)
20. William H. Harrison (Arkansas)
21. Oscar Stanton De Priest (Illinois) – First Black American elected to Congress in the 20th century
22. John Lynch (Mississippi) – Appears twice due to multiple terms
23. J.C. Watts (Oklahoma) – Former college football star, elected in the 1990s
These names are not just history. They are a warning.
The modern left has tried to erase this legacy. They want people to believe Republicans have always been the enemy of progress and equality. That is a lie. A dangerous lie designed to control public opinion and rewrite the past.
The truth is, the Republican Party gave Black Americans their first real seat at the table. It stood up to the Democrat power structures that tried to keep them down. And these men were the proof.
They were Republicans for a reason. They believed in liberty. They believed in the Constitution. They believed in hard work and personal responsibility. They were not asking for handouts. They were demanding the full rights of citizenship that had been denied to them for generations.
So the next time someone tries to lecture you about which party supports civil rights, show them this list. Show them what real courage looked like. And remind them that the truth cannot stay buried forever.
These men deserve to be remembered.
Not erased. Not rewritten.
Remember their names. Share their story.
And never let the left steal their legacy. |
