The Dixiecrat party was a segregationist, populist, socially conservative splinter party of the Democratic Party in the mid-20th century who were determined to protect what they saw as the Southern "way of life" against what they perceived as an oppressive federal government.
They did not support Trumans civil rights policies.
The Democratic Party doesn't have another name like "G.O.P." for the Republican Party. In particular, the name "Democrat Party" is incorrect. No member of the Democratic Party ever refers to it as the "Democrat Party."
The south had more power in congress than the north.
Both sides lie about where they went, fact is some remained in the DNC, some tried to form their own party, failed and joined the GOP. But the racist policies they supported as members of the DNC died as a platform in 1948, and never gained any power back in the DNC after that point, while the Southern Strategy took hold in the GOP. Both party members try to lie and point fingers at each other despite historical fact.
At that time democrats were a party of wealthy landowners primarily. Democrats or Dixiecrats supported the southern way of life, not meaning slavery as only 5 percent of southerners could afford slaves. Republicans like Abe Lincoln were for supporting a unified country. Democrats became more in support of social welfare, unions and civil rights in the mid 20th century. The GOP was at that time labeled as a party for the rich, however Democrats have consistently been the party with the wealthiest representatives. As of 2010, the richest person in congress and 3 of the top 4 richest people in congress were Democrats.
The Southern Democrats made up most of the membership of the Dixiecrats.
They were officially known as the "States' Rights Democratic Party". However, they are almost always referred to as the Dixiecrats.
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they fought against expanding civil rights
The term Dixiecrats refers to members of the Democrat party from the South who are conservative in politics. This term has been replace mainly by the term Blue Dog Democrats.
No, the Dixiecrats did not support Truman. During the 1948 election period, it was a surprise when Truman won because Truman was a victim of bad publicity... he was very unpopular with the people and was always messing up. And the Dixiecrats did not like Truman's policies.
Dixiecrats were angry he supported civil rights. Storm Thurmond took the support of southern Democrats.
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Dixiecrats were angry he supported civil rights. (Apex)
They did not support Trumans civil rights policies.
They are called Southerners. In a political sense they are Dixiecrats.
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