Frederick Douglass to Clarence Thomas?

Black Republicans were the original progressives. What happened? Clay Cane — award-winning journalist, writer, and political commentator — dives into the evolution of Black Republicans in his new book, “The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump.”

In this video, Cane takes us back to when Black Republicans pushed this country to uphold the principles of freedom and equality for all… and breaks down how it evolved into what it is today.