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Riot Background Information

After the Civil War, America had two main political parties. One was the Democratic

Party. The other was the Republican Party. Democrats wanted the government to help regular

people, not just rich people. They believed states should be able to make most of their own

decisions. The party also worked to preserve rural life.

In the South before the Civil War, that meant protecting slavery. A vote for the

Democrats was a vote for slavery. Compared to the Democrats, the Republicans were a new

party that formed on the eve of the Civil War. The party formed in 1854 for one reason—to stop

the spread of slavery. The Republican Party was a quick success. Just six years after it

formed, Republican Abraham Lincoln became president. After the Civil War, the Democrats

continued to fight for white Southern values. Across the South, riots between Republicans and

Democrats were common.