The Loneliness of the Black Republican: With Leah Wright Rigueur

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

How has Black Republicanism evolved throughout American history and what has (or hasn't) been done to attract Black voters to the party? Michael Steele speaks with Leah Wright Rigueur, Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University and the author of the award-winning book, “The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power.” The pair discuss the transactional nature of Black Republicanism, celebrity endorsements by Black Republicans, Jackie Robinson and the notion of the "militant Black Republican."

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0:30.0	The Republican Party has been losing the black vote since 1936.
0:36.0	And despite, you know, little blips here and there where it may move from seven to eight
0:43.0	or eight to nine or nine to even 10% in presidential elections.
0:49.0	That trend line moving away from the party has been fairly consistent.
0:55.0	How has black conservatism evolved since then?
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