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Bookmark or Share- Dixiecrat - WikipediaDixiecrat. The States' Rights Democratic Party (whose members are often called the Dixiecrats) was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States, active primarily in the South. It arose due to a Southern regional split in opposition to the regular Democratic Party.
- Democratic Party - HISTORYMost Dixiecrats returned to the Democratic fold, but the incident marked the beginning of a seismic shift in the party’s demographics. At the same time, many Black voters who had remained loyal ...
- Conservative Political Action Conference - WikipediaUnited States portal. v. t. e. The Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC / ˈsiːpæk / SEE-pak) is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials from across the United States. CPAC is hosted by the American Conservative Union (ACU). [1] The first CPAC took place in 1974.
- How the ‘Party of Lincoln’ Won Over the Once Democratic SouthDemocratic defectors, known as the “Dixiecrats,” started a switch to the Republican party in a movement that was later fueled by a so-called "Southern strategy." By: Becky Little.
- The Big Switch That Wasn’t: The Dixiecrats, Race and 1964The Southern Thurmond “Dixiecrats” believed in traditional “states’ rights” and segregation. The Northern and Western Democratic Party in the 1930s and 1940s was more “progressive” politically. President Roosevelt’s fascination with the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and fascist government programs in Europe guided many of ...
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