On this day in history, March 20, 1854, Republican Party founded to oppose expansion of slavery
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The Republican Party was founded in Ripon, Wisconsin to oppose the expansion of slavery into the American west on this day in history, March 20, 1854.
"'Anti-Nebraska' men included anti-slavery Whigs, Democrats, Free Soilers, reformers, and abolitionists." "Cries of ‘Repeal! Repeal!’ resounded throughout the nation, following the Ripon, Wisconsin meeting of March 20, 1854." — The Jefferson Banner "'Republican' would more fitly designate those who had united to restore the Union to its true mission of champion and promulgator of Liberty." — Horace Greeley Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
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