Louisiana State Senator Switches Party, First Black Republican Since Reconstruction »

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On Friday, Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory switched his party affiliation from the Democrat to the Republican party, becoming the first black Republican in the Louisiana legislature since Reconstruction. "I am as of this day joining Frederick Douglass as a Republican," he said. Source Main page (current trends)

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