Here's the facts stolen from "The American Spectator: Lie #1 For more than 200 years, our party has led the fight for civil rights….. Lie #2 Democrats have a long and proud history of defending Civil Rights and expanding opportunity for all Americans. Democrats supported & continue to support dependecy: Supported slavery in 6 platforms from 1840-1860. Opposed the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution that successively wiped out slavery and gave both legal rights and voting rights to black Americans. Supported segregation actively or by silence in 20 platforms from 1868-1948. Opposed anti-lynching laws, specifically supported by the GOP in four platforms between 1912 and 1928. To be continued.