A Big Tent
Over the course of its long history, the Democratic Party has stood for many things, from the defense of slavery to the expansion of the social safety net to the codification of civil rights to the promotion of free trade. This exhibit offers a wide range of reading on the history of the world's oldest active political party.
Jacksonian Roots
View Connections09Civil War & Reconstruction
View Connections10New Deal
View Connections12Civil Rights & Desegregation
View Connections17New Democrats
View Connections16(Not So) Solid South
View Connections08Realignments
View Connections07Economic Policy
View Connections14Foreign Policy
View Connections10Labor Policy
View Connections16Left, Right, & Center
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