David Burge

@iowahawkblog @ektrit those look like slaves

@KnightsMaggan @iowahawkblog @ektrit They are. It is Harriet Tubman and other former slaves who would have been Republican at the time.

@rabisu_ @iowahawkblog @ektrit how do they know if they were Republicans?

@KnightsMaggan Democrats have historically been against abolition @rabisu_

@ektrit Unfortunately most people don't realize this. Democrats were pro slavery and Republicans were against it in the US. @KnightsMaggan

@rabisu_ @ektrit @KnightsMaggan More specifically, the Republican Party was created to STOP slavery. Lincoln was the first Republican Pres.

@Ironcandle @rabisu_ @ektrit thank,you... Lincoln was really the first Republican? Lots of reading for me to,do...

@iowahawkblog @sarahmquinlan this has to be tongue in cheek....

@lamarbrandon it's all true @iowahawkblog

@sarahmquinlan @iowahawkblog for sure, but what political parties were in the past are definitely not what they are now

@lamarbrandon @sarahmquinlan @iowahawkblog The democrat party, sadly, has a very long history of racism. From slave owners to eugenics...

@lamarbrandon @sarahmquinlan @iowahawkblog To the soft bigotry of low expectations that exists today.

@iowahawkblog This tweet is so delicious, it's the electronic version of a medium rare steak, baked potato, and coconut cream pie.