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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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An example is the illustration of a tombstone for the Dixiecrat Party that reads, "This Ain't a Colored Cemetery, Is It? Many southerners abandoned the Democratic Party and rallied to the newly created Dixiecrat Party and its candidate for president, Strom Thurmond. In a matter of days, that off-the-cuff remark was used to link Lott and the GOP to the South's segregationist past and to taint Republican conservatism with racism--even though Lott did not mention segregation and segregation was only one of the planks in the Dixiecrat Party platform. |
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