Editor, Gazette-Journal:

The United States recently remembered the death of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King was one of the “standout” citizens in this country. The changes he caused were large and done in peaceful approaches. Whereas Alabama Governor George Wallace and Bull Connor, Birmingham’s Public Safety Commissioner, were both Democrats. It may surprise some that Dr. King was a Republican, first registering in 1956.

I reference the book “Stolen History,” pages 71-74, “Here are a few of the Republican Party Contributions to Civil Rights since 1854.”

The Republican Party is formed in 1854 on one platform, Anti-Slavery.

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery. It was enacted in 1865 by a Republican Congress with 100 percent Republican support, 23 percent Democrat support.

The Civil Rights Act of 1866 extended rights to emancipated slaves and was enacted by a Republican Congress.

The 14th Amendment, enacte...