1836: Democrats: Martin Van Buren The Democrats were the successors ... Birney The Liberty Party was the political outgrowth of the growing anti-slavery movement. It had been born in 1839 ...

Despite his administration’s successful push in outlawing bigamy and legalizing divorce, President Martin Van Buren (whose ...

To win the presidential election, Democrat Kamala Harris will have to overcome what was once called the “Van Buren jinx.” In ...