Wade Henderson : While the GOP has increasingly promoted diverse candidates , it has not yet begun to reflect the values of our diverse nation . January 1 is 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation . He says GOP should look to Lincoln , a canny politician who led moral fight on civil rights . He says GOP has history of civil rights support that it has largely abandoned in recent years . Henderson : Obama's speech was an attempt at conciliation with Republicans and Democrats alike.
Wade Henderson : January 1 is 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation . He says GOP should look to Lincoln , a canny politician who led moral fight on civil rights . He says GOP has history of civil rights support that it has largely abandoned in recent years . Henderson : Obama's speech was an attempt at conciliation with Republicans and Democrats alike.