SC Political Timeline

By AubreyHunter

  • Democratic-Republicans

    Democratic-Republicans were the domienent political party in the U.S.

  • Republican Party

    The Republican Party is formed against the expansion of slavery

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln was elected the first Republican president

  • Southern Democrats

    Southern Democrats began to "redeem" the South and formed the "Solid South"

  • Democratic Presidents

    Democratic Presidents Roosevelt and Truman both supported desegregation

  • Strom Thurmond

    Strom Thurmond runs for president as the Dixiecrat nominee

  • Democratic Presidents

    Democratic Presidents Kenedy and Johnson both supported the Civil Rights Act

  • Laws

    Laws such as the Education Improvement Act are passed

  • Nikki Haley

    South Carolina's first female govenor, Nikki Haley, is elected