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Dixiecrator States' Rights DemocratIn the U.S., member of a right-wing Democratic splinter group in the 1948 election. Organized by Southerners who objected to the Democrats' civil rights program, the Dixiecrats met in Birmingham, Ala., and nominated Gov. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for president. He received more than one million votes in the 1948 election and won four states. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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By contrast, Clinton wanted the Democratic Party to renew its "common ground" with those who left the party with Strom Thurmond and the Dixiecrats and those who jumped ship when Ronald Reagan rose to power: white men. An example is the illustration of a tombstone for the Dixiecrat Party that reads, "This Ain't a Colored Cemetery, Is It? Trent Lott as majority leader upon his waxing nostalgic for Strom Thurmond's good ol" Dixiecrat segregationist days and Howell Raines as editor of The New York Times following the Jason Blair debacle. |
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