>Not quite true. Liberals were staunch supporters of segregation well into the 1960's as a means of "protecting" minorities - it was the Eisenhower, for instance, who demanded the integration of the US armed forces and he was no liberal.
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>Historically, the two most ardent champions for minorities were definitely not liberal: Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. The two most liberal presidents, Wilson and Soosevelt were either outspoken or tacit supporters of segregation.
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>As to women's rights, I'll grant you that one as Wilson was the one who supported the 19th amendement, after being shamed by a group called the
>Silent Sentinels.
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You seem to be confusing political party affiliation with liberal vs. conservative. No question that in Lincoln's time (and probably in TR's), the Republicans were the more liberal party. But there's never been an exact correlation.

Tamar