I always hear that republicans are racist, but history doesn't support that narrative.
Democrat Party founded in 1829 – fought against every civil rights initiative, defended slavery, founded the kkk, imposed segregation, lynched people, and fought the civil rights act of 1964.
1857 – Dred Scott v Sandford Supreme Court Case 7 democrats voted that slaves were property, 2 republicans voted nay, they were not.
After Booth (democrat) assassinated Lincoln (republican), Andrew Johnson took over the presidency. He opposed integration. The democrats opposed the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments which abolished slavery, gave blacks citizenship, and the right to vote.
After Union troops left the south, democrats came back to power and enacted black codes restricting blacks from owning property or businesses, initiated poll taxes and literacy tests to keep blacks from voting, and enforced it through terror from the kkk, founded by Nathan Forrest… a democrat.
1912-1921 Woodrow Wilson (democrat) shared views with the kkk, re-segregated federal agencies, and screened the first film ever shown at the White House “The Birth of a Nation” also known as “The Clansman” – clearly a racist movie.
1964 – Democrats opposed the civil rights act, and even filibustered for 75 days until the republicans could get the swing votes.
It's purported that Lyndon Johnson (democrat) said, "If them n***ers are gonna vote, we'll have 'em voting democrat for 200 years".
This information provided by Carol Swain, professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University (she's black, by the way).