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Source: Huffington Post

Oct 13, 2009

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The Republican National Committee released a new website on Tuesday that goes to great lengths to paint the party as open to minority interests.

The most obvious example comes on the "Heroes" page. The RNC pinpoints 16 figures who were "Patriots: American Heroes & Famous Republicans." The list includes seven African-Americans, one Hispanic-American, and four women. Only four white men are included, three of whom had direct ties to the advancement of civil rights in America. Former President Abraham Lincoln made the list, as did former Justice Frank Johnson, who was instrumental in court decisions that helped end segregation in the South. Finally, there was former Sen. Everett Dirksen of Illinois, who helped write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

But the GOP may have muddled is message by including individuals who would scoff at today's Republican Party.

As pointed out by a Democratic source, the inclusion of baseball star Jackie Robinson on the list seems particularly egregious. The former Dodger, who broke baseball's color barrier, was far from a die-in-t

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