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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ExpertMarxman1848 on 2025-03-14 16:41:49+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the early Republican party had a paramilitary organization called “Wide Awakes” who marched for the election of Abe Lincoln, protect Republican party meetings, and equal rights between blacks and whites.