On March 20, 1854, around 50 concerned citizens gathered inside the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, widely believed to be the birthplace of the Republican Party.

The Republican Party emerged in 1854 from the embers of the anti-slavery movement and the ashes of the Whigs. After its 1856 nominee lost, the Republican Party made its presidential debut with ...

Jackson, Michigan, has also claimed status as the birthplace of the Republican Party. On July 6, 1854, a convention was held to nominate a statewide anti-slavery ticket.

The delegates gathering in Milwaukee this week are awfully different than the band of abolitionists who founded the Republican Party in this Wisconsin town 170 years ago.

Jackson, Michigan, has also claimed status as the birthplace of the Republican Party. On July 6, 1854, a convention was held to nominate a statewide anti-slavery ticket.

Ripon, Wisconsin is known as the birthplace of the Republican Party. Meetings held in the Little White Schoolhouse in 1854 led to the party’s creation.

The Republican Party was born in Ripon, Wis., about 90 minutes northwest of Milwaukee. ... 1854, when about 50 men met to discuss how to oppose the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

The community is expecting an uptick in visitors during the Republican National Convention because of the city's place in history regarding the GOP.

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

RIPON, Wis. — The distance between Ripon 1854 and Milwaukee 2024 seems far greater than 86 miles or 170 years. It was in this small Wisconsin town, during a raging March snowstorm seven years ...