On this day in history, March 20, 1854, Republican Party founded to oppose expansion of slavery

The Republican Party, forged from a conjugation of governmental forces to reason nan beforehand of slavery successful nan American west, was created successful Ripon, Wisconsin, connected this time successful history, March 20, 1854. 

"The Republican Party grew retired of guidance to nan Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, which overrode nan Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery to dispersed into Western territory by celebrated sovereignty," writes PBS American Experience successful its history of governmental parties successful nan United States. 

"'Anti-Nebraska' men included anti-slavery Whigs, Democrats, Free Soilers, reformers, and abolitionists."

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Alvin Earle Bovay, an lawyer and co-founder of Ripon College, was incensed by nan transition of nan Kansas-Nebraska Act successful the Senate successful March and led a gathering astatine nan town's Congregational Church. 

"This group, considering imaginable transition of nan Kansas-Nebraska measure past being debated successful Congress, resolved that steps should beryllium taken to shape a caller Republican Party to entreaty to each those who opposed slavery successful nan territories," noted nan Wisconsin Historical Society.

The birthplace of nan Republican Party successful Ripon, Wisconsin. The activity that would create nan anti-slavery statement first met present connected March 20, 1854.  (MPI/Getty Images)

"Cries of ‘Repeal! Repeal!’ resounded passim nan nation, pursuing nan Ripon, Wisconsin gathering of March 20, 1854, successful objection against nan ‘Kansas-Nebraska Swindle,’" The Jefferson Banner of Jefferson Co., Wisconsin wrote years later of nan transformative infinitesimal successful American governmental history. 

Bovay was reportedly nan first to telephone nan assembly nan "Republican" party.

"Cries of ‘Repeal! Repeal!’ resounded passim nan nation, pursuing nan Ripon, Wisconsin gathering of March 20, 1854." — The Jefferson Banner

His moniker recovered a powerful state successful influential newspaper patient Horace Greeley. 

"We should not attraction overmuch whether those frankincense agreed against slavery were designated 'Whig,' 'Free Democrat' aliases thing else," Greeley wrote successful his New-York Tribune successful June 1854. 

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"Though we deliberation immoderate elemental sanction for illustration 'Republican' would much fitly designate those who had agreed to reconstruct nan Union to its existent ngo of champion and promulgator of Liberty alternatively than propagandist of slavery."

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was signed into rule by President Franklin Pierce connected May 30 amid expanding hostility successful nan halls of powerfulness successful Washington, D.C., and amid expanding groundswell of opposition. 

Horace Greeley, American newspaper editor known particularly for his vigorous articulation of nan North's antislavery sentiments during nan 1850s. He is remembered often for his quote, "Go West, Young Man." (Getty Images)

"Local meetings were held passim nan North successful 1854 and 1855. The first nationalist normal of nan caller statement was held successful Pittsburgh connected Feb. 22, 1856," said nan Wisconsin Republican Party successful its online history.

The statement held its first nominating normal successful Philadelphia successful July 1856. It selected California explorer John C. Fremont arsenic nan first Republican to tally for president. 

"'Republican' would much fitly designate those who had agreed to reconstruct nan Union to its existent ngo of champion and promulgator of Liberty." — Horace Greeley

He mislaid to Pennsylvania Democrat James Buchanan, but made an awesome showing for nan upstart statement founded only 2 years earlier. 

Fremont won 11 of 31 states and earned 33% of nan celebrated vote, finishing up of erstwhile President Millard Fillmore of New York, who represented nan short-lived Know Nothing Party. 

Campaign banner for statesmanlike campaigner Abraham Lincoln and moving mate Hannibal Hamlin. (VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images)

The existent effect of nan Republican earthquake was felt erstwhile nan party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, won nan presidency successful nan hotly contested four-man title of 1860. 

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Democrat-led pro-slavery states quickly seceded from nan Union successful consequence to nan Republican victory, launching nan federation into the Civil War. 

Republicans aft nan warfare pushed done successful accelerated bid nan 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to nan U.S. Constitution. Collectively known arsenic nan Reconstruction Amendments, they abolished slavery, provided adjacent protection nether nan rule and guaranteed voting rights. 

Titled "Scene astatine nan polls successful Cheyenne," this colorized engraving shows a group of women arsenic they statement up connected nan sidewalk to formed their ballots done an unfastened window, successful Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, 1888. (Stock Montage/Getty Images)

Democrats regained powerfulness successful nan years aft nan Civil War. 

The Republicans reportedly earned nan sanction Grand Old Party successful 1888, aft winning backmost nan White House from Democrat Grover Cleveland. 

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"Let america beryllium thankful that nether nan norm of nan Grand Old Party ... These United States will resume nan onward and upward march which nan predetermination of Grover Cleveland successful 1884 partially arrested," nan Chicago Tribune wrote successful what immoderate sources opportunity is nan first usage of nan GOP label.

The Republican Party led nan conflict for woman's suffrage, first successful nan Wyoming Territories successful 1869 and past pushing done nan 19th Amendment aft sweeping to powerfulness successful some houses of Congress successful November 1918.

The recently Republican-led Senate approved nan amendment successful June 1919 and sent it connected nan states "after 41 years of debate," noted nan chamber's charismatic history. 

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The Republican Party later pushed done nan Civil Rights Acts of 1964 successful confederation pinch Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson, who divided pinch his ain statement to support nan bill. 

Illustration entitled "THE CRADLE OF THE G.O.P.," depicting nan first Republican normal held astatine Lafayette Hall successful Pittsburgh connected Feb. 22, 1856. Shows 2 views, 1 of hall's exterior, 1 of interior during proceedings. (Getty Images)

The Civil Rights Act passed contempt a ferocious 72-day filibuster successful nan Senate led by a postulation of Democrat icons.

Among those senators who staunchly opposed nan Civil Rights Act: Al Gore Sr. of Tennessee (father of nan early vice president), J. William Fulbright of Arkansas (mentor of early president Bill Clinton), Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Robert Byrd of West Virginia. 

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"The Republican Party has a rich | history of fighting for nan authorities of each Americans, from opposing slavery to giving women nan correct to ballot to fostering individual authorities crossed each group successful our federation today," A.J. Catsimatidis, vice chair of nan New York State Republican Party, told Fox News Digital.

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