John Willis Menard (April 3, 1838 – October 8, 1893) was a federal government employee, poet, newspaper publisher and politician born in Illinois to parents who were Louisiana Creoles from New Orleans. After moving to New Orleans, on November 3, 1868, Menard was the first black man ever elected to the United States House of Representatives.

Guess which party he ran for office under?

From 1868 up till 1929, Black Americans were elected into congress under the Republican Party.

Hiram Rhodes Revels (September 27, 1827[note 1] – January 16, 1901) was a Republican U.S. Senator, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War. He became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress when he was elected to the United States Senate as a Republican to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era.

Guess when the non-racist Democrats began giving blacks a podium to contest elections?

1968!

Shirley Anita Chisholm (née St. Hill; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician, educator, and author.[1] In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress,and she represented New York's 12th congressional district for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.

Plantation

I will say Republican,let me say both, because you will only here this two names during election but afterall they are all Americans.

Demorats

NEITHER IS. THEY'RE BOTH PREDATORS AND MISCHIEVOUS POLITICIANS. THE BLACKS AMONG THEM ARE NOT DIFFERENT AND KNOW POLITICS MORE THAN AFRICANS. THE BLACK AMERICANS ARE NOW PLAYING POLITICS WITH RACISM. WHY LOOT WHILE PROTESTING? THAT IS CONFUSING!!!

orisa37:
NEITHER IS. THEY'RE BOTH PREDATORS AND MISCHIEVOUS POLITICIANS. THE BLACKS AMONG THEM ARE NOT DIFFERENT AND KNOW POLITICS MORE THAN AFRICANS. THE BLACK AMERICANS ARE NOW PLAYING POLITICS WITH RACISM. WHY LOOT WHILE PROTESTING? THAT IS CONFUSING!!!

Exactly.... this should not be a subject of parties but person's, both Democrats and Republicans have bad tendencies and they clearly Know this is politics, each side play to their advantage.

Most people here do not understand the debate is about the person of Trump and not about the party.

https://www.livescience.com/34241-democratic-republican-parties-switch-platforms.html


Ideology and platforms were swapped. Alot of white racists moved over to the Republican party and liberal whites from the Republican moved over to Democrats