Concept information
Preferred term
northern Democrats
Definition
- EARLY IN ITS history, the Democratic Party became divided on the issue of slavery. Most southern Democrats wanted it preserved and most northern Democrats wanted it abolished. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Northern Democrats]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/northern_Democrats
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