The Nation - News from June 29, 1986
The Republican Party embarked on a new program to enlist minority participation because, GOP Chairman Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. said, Republicans “do not intend to turn our backs on black Americans.” Fahrenkopf told the summer meeting of the Republican National Committee in St. Louis, “No subject is more critical to the future of our party than minority participation.” The committee created an advisory commission on minority participation to study the problem. Historically, the Republican Party has done poorly among black voters.
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