The Republican Party has a rich history of civil rights activism, passing the 13 th, 14 th and 15 th amendments abolishing slavery, and creating standards of equality before the law, leading the women’s suffrage movement, promoting smaller and local governance, protecting the poor from exploitation by the rich, and free enterprise for all. The Little White Schoolhouse is where sixteen former members of the Whig, Democrat and Free Soil parties met on March 20 th, 1854, to form the new Republican Party as a means to abolish slavery.
The birthplace of the Republican Party is indisputably important for all Americans and requires preservation.” Jefferson County Chairman Brian Norby says: “We hope the Ripon chamber will reconsider this decision and perhaps state leaders or someone else might assist in purchasing and relocating the building to a more appropriate site and restore the building’s designation to the National Registry of Historic Places. The Fond du Lac GOP Chairman happens to live next door to the former site and was tipped off to the move last week. The Jefferson County Republican Party is disappointed that the chamber of commerce planned the move for months without seeking the advice of local Republican Party. That designation – which locally includes Aztalan State Park - protects the unique cultural places integral to our nation’s history. The unilateral decision delisted the site from the National Registry of Historic Places.
Editor’s note: The following commentary was submitted for publication by the Jefferson County Republican Party.ĭespite a warning from the National Parks Service, the Ripon Chamber of Commerce moved the birthplace of the Republican Party outside of Ripon’s historical district on Monday, April 17, placing the Little White Schoolhouse on an empty lot between a car dealership and fast food restaurant.
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