African-American Republicans in History

Ida B. Wells was a civil rights pioneer and a Republican.

YouTube Video:  Ida B. Wells Anti-Lynching Crusader

A Biography

Get an intimate view of Robert Smalls from his great-great grandson, Michael B. Moore's TEDx talk. Smalls, a courageous man was a Republican.

YouTube Video:The Audacity of Robert Smalls 

A PBS Article

Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. was an early Black Republican.

An article from The  Journal of Supreme Court History 

Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. in Texas Black Voices Facebook Page

....  "Within its historical annals, there are pages of brave African Americans who have worked tirelessly to build-up the Republican Party. These men and women not only helped establish the identity of this great Party, they also helped set it on a path toward success."

Read the entire article here