Nicholas Buford is a 19-year-old black Republican who attends Valdosta State University in Georgia. He writes in American Thinker:

I am the first black Republican in my family of very religious, conservative Democrats. No one in my family had ever been politically active before, but I have loved politics since I was 13 years old.

After the election in 2008, I decided to find out the values of the two political parties. I came to realize that the values I believe in are within the GOP party platform. At the age of 16, I made the decision to stand up for my values, even though it would be tough.

Since then, I have never been afraid to talk about why I am a Republican and why I am a conservative. I try to educate others on the platform of the GOP as well.

In September 2012 Buford join the university's College Republican club. In November, "I participated in a debate against the College Democrats at my school," he writes. "The audience was over 300 people, and 80% of the crowd was African-American. During that two-hour debate, many students were getting their first glimpse at a black Republican."

According to Buford, "We discussed the social, fiscal, and national defense platforms of America's two major political parties. I stood up for the values of my party and presented the party platform; I spoke passionately about the Republican Party platform and put it in clear and simple language."

Buford explains that "after the debate, I stayed in the debate hall and talked to over 100 students. Many students told me that they had never heard the GOP platform before (they were told that the GOP is the party for rich white people, like most minorities are raised to think)."

That Valdosta State debate may have been something of an eye-opener. "Many students realized how conservative they were," Burford explains. And "many students realized how moderate they were. Several students were begging me to tell them more about the GOP and what we stand for."

And now, says Buford, "I can't go anywhere on campus without someone asking me about the GOP."

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