Dixiecrat
Dixiecrat
The,States,Rights,Democratic,Party,usually,called,the,Dixiecrats,was,a,short-lived,segregationist,political,party,in,the,United,States,in,1948,It,originated,as,a,breakaway,faction,of,the,Democratic,Party,in,1948,,determined,to,protect,what,they,portrayed,as,the,southern,way,of,life,beset,by,an,oppressive,federal,government,1,and,supporters,assumed,control,of,the,state,Democratic,parties,in,part,or,in,full,in,several,Southern,states,The,States,Rights,Democratic,Party,opposed,racial,integration,and,wanted,to,retain,Jim,Crow,laws,and,white,supremacy,in,the,face,of,possible,federal,intervention,Members,were,called,Dixiecrats,The,term,Dixiecrat,is,a,portmanteau,of,Dixie,,referring,to,the,Southern,United,States,,and,Democrat
The,party,did,not,run,local,or,state,candidates,,and,after,the,1948,election,its,leaders,generally,returned,to,the,Democratic,Party2,The,Dixiecrats,had,little,short-run,impact,on,politics,However,,they,did,have,a,long-term,impact,The,Dixiecrats,began,the,weakening,of,the,"Solid,South",the,Democratic,Partys,total,control,of,presidential,elections,in,the,South3
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