I apologize for calling you a progressive, I assumed you voted for Hillary.  As far as you trying to conflate the conservatives / liberals of 150 years ago with the conservatives / liberals of today, you are dead wrong. The anti-slavery movement was born and fostered by the Christian churches of the north. They could easily be compared to the antiabortion Christians of today.  Liberals of today have no standing trying to assume their mantle. Trying to claim Lincoln because he opposed slavery and considering him a leftist is a complete rewrite of history.  If I were a shameless Democrat, I would also try to claim Lincoln as my own.  Lincoln was murdered by a Democrat for political reasons.  
Your  ridiculous argument claiming that the “liberals” fought Jim Crow Laws try’s to cover today’s libs with yesterday’s Republicans who by a higher percentage than the Democrats overturned Jim Crow Laws.  

California has almost 1 trillion bucks in Public Employees unfunded liabilities. Oops.