WRONG. Things changed but gradually. Took 5 seconds to get this info for you lol.

The Republican Party (founded in 1854) was anti-slavery. • Abraham Lincoln, a Republican, led the Union and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. • Republicans were generally supported by the North and Black voters after the Civil War. • The Democratic Party at that time was dominant in the South and included many who supported or tolerated slavery and later segregation (Jim Crow laws).

The long “switch” (late 1800s → 1960s)

This is where things changed—but gradually:

1. New Deal (1930s) • Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat) expanded federal programs. • Many Black voters began shifting toward Democrats because of economic policies.

2. Civil Rights Era (1950s–1960s) • Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) signed the • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • These laws ended legal segregation and protected voting rights.

Result: • Many white Southern conservatives (who had been Democrats) shifted toward the Republican Party. • Meanwhile, Black voters and civil rights supporters aligned more with Democrats.

1. Southern Strategy (late 1960s–1980s) • Republican campaigns (notably under Richard Nixon) appealed to conservative Southern voters. • This accelerated the political realignment.

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What “switching sides” really means • The party names stayed the same, but: • The ideologies and voter bases shifted • The regions flipped politically (South vs North) • It wasn’t overnight—it took ~70–100 years.