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Southern Dixiecrats were conservative Democrats who dominated politics in the South during the mid-20th century. They supported racial segregation and opposed civil rights reforms, as well as advocating for states' rights. The Dixiecrat movement peaked in the 1948 presidential election when they ran a third-party candidate, Strom Thurmond.
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Which is true about Southern Dixiecrats in 1948?
they fought against expanding civil rights
What group made up most of the membership of the Dixiecrats?
The Southern Democrats made up most of the membership of the Dixiecrats.
What is true about Southern Dixiercrats?
Southern Dixiecrats were a faction of conservative Southern Democrats who opposed civil rights initiatives in the mid-20th century. They were segregationists who supported maintaining white supremacy in the South. The Dixiecrats split from the Democratic Party in the 1948 presidential election to form the States' Rights Democratic Party.
Why didn’t all Democrats support harry Truman in 1948?
Dixiecrats were angry he supported civil rights. Storm Thurmond took the support of southern Democrats.
What faction of southern Democrats split from the Democratic Party in 1948?
dixiecrats
True or false the dixiecrats were strong supporters of Truman's civil rights policies?
false
Why didn't all democrats support harry Truman 1948?
Dixiecrats were angry he supported civil rights. (Apex)
What did many southern democrats begin calling themselves during the 1948 elections?
They were known as "Dixiecrats" a portmanteau of Dixie (the South) and Democrat (they split from the Democrat party)
True or false the Dixiecrat were strong supporters of Truman's civil rights policies?
False. The Dixiecrats were a conservative splinter group of Democrats from the southern states who opposed Truman's civil rights policies. They were strongly against racial integration and sought to preserve segregation in the South.
Why did the Progressives and Dixiecrats bolt from the Democratic Party in 1948?
The Progressives did not bolt from the Democratic Party in 1948. They were actually an increasingly dominant part of the Democratic party in the 1950s and 1960s. The Dixiecrats bolted because the Democratic Party was becoming increasingly race-neutral (i.e. not racist). This alienated a number of southern Democrats (who called themselves Dixiecrats) who felt that their view of the South and the future of the nation could not be properly dealt with by a race-neutral Democratic party.
What were the dixiecrats officially called?
They were officially known as the "States' Rights Democratic Party". However, they are almost always referred to as the Dixiecrats.
Who led the dixiecrats?
Strom Thurmond
