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.
1964 Democratic National Convention
Jacksonian Roots
View Connections12Civil War & Reconstruction
View Connections12New Deal
View Connections15Civil Rights & Desegregation
View Connections19New Democrats
View Connections20(Not So) Solid South
View Connections10Realignments
View Connections06Economic Policy
View Connections20Foreign Policy
View Connections14Labor Policy
View Connections20Left, Right, & Center
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