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He thought Southerners would leave the Democratic party and join the Republican party.

Johnson knew that the Civil Rights Act would be unpopular with Southerners and felt that the Democrats would lose the South for a generation. It appears to be taking a little longer than he supposed.

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Q: Why did president Johnson a democrat fear that his civil rights program would weaken the democratic party?
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