In a world full of African American Democrats, black Republicans stand alone
In 1955, E. Frederic Morrow joined President Dwight D. Eisenhower‘s White House as its administrative officer for special projects. His job was to reach out to African-American voters who were leaving the Republican party that they’d once supported wholeheartedly.Morrow, a black Republican, quickly found himself on an island. African Americans wanted a stronger stance on civil rights, especially as battles over integration became more heated. Eisenhower was a […]
