New Departure
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New Departure may refer to:
- New Departure (Ireland)New Departure (Ireland)The term New Departure has been used to describe several initiatives in the late 19th century where Irish republicans, who were committed to independence from Britain through use of physical force, attempted to find a common ground for cooperation with groups committed to Irish Home Rule through...
, various attempts at cooperation between Irish Republicans and Home Rulers in the late 19th century
- New Departure (Democrats)New Departure (Democrats)The New Departure refers to the political strategy used by the Democratic Party in the United States after 1865 to distance itself from its pro-slavery and Copperhead history in an effort to broaden its political base, and focus on issues where it had more of an advantage, especially economic...
, the change of policy of Southern Democrats in the US in 1870 to cease opposition to Reconstruction and black suffrage