Black-and-tan faction

The black-and-tan faction was a faction of the United States Republican Party that existed from Reconstruction until the mid-20th century.[1]

History

Starting in about 1890, Southern Republicans were divided into two factions: the lily-white faction and the black-and-tan faction.[2] The black-and-tan faction aimed to include African-American voters within the party; and as of 1913 included most Republican federal office holders.[2] They often took a prominent part in the national conventions of the Republican party.[2] One reason for the continuance of the black-and-tan faction was its effect in holding the African-American Republican vote in northern states.[2] The black-and-tans predominated in counties with a large black population, the whites in these counties being usually Democrats.[2] The lily-whites were mostly found in the counties where fewer blacks lived.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Joseph Crespino (2007). In Search of Another Country: Mississippi and the Conservative Counterrevolution. Princeton University Press. p. 84. ISBN 0-691-12209-1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thomas Nathaniel Hoover. "Black and Tan Republicans". In Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin; Albert Bushnell Hart (1914). Cyclopedia of American Government. D. Appleton and Company. p. 133.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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