States' Rights Democratic Party

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The States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly known as the Dixiecrats, was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States that broke from the Democratic Party in 1948 to oppose civil rights reforms and defend Southern states' control over racial policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party
political party
segregationist party
abbreviation SRDP
alsoKnownAs States' Rights Party of 1948
color light blue
commonName Dixiecrats
conventionLocation Birmingham, Alabama
conventionYear 1948
country United States
dissolved 1948
electoralBase white Southern voters
electoralVotesWon 39
formedInResponseTo Democratic Party civil rights platform of 1948
linked to: Democratic Party

Harry S. Truman's civil rights initiatives
founded 1948
historicalPeriod post–World War II era
ideology conservatism
segregationism
states' rights
influenced later Southern realignment toward the Republican Party
keyFigure Fielding L. Wright
James Eastland
Leander Perez
Strom Thurmond
language English
mergedBackInto Democratic Party (many members)
linked to: Democratic Party
nominatedForPresident Strom Thurmond
nominatedForVicePresident Fielding L. Wright
opposed abolition of the poll tax
civil rights reforms
desegregation of the armed forces
federal anti-lynching legislation
federal intervention in state racial laws
racial integration
popularVoteShare1948 about 2.4 million votes
position right-wing
presidentialElection 1948 United States presidential election
region Southern United States
slogan Segregation forever
States' Rights
splitFrom Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
statesCarried Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
supported Jim Crow laws
Southern states' control over racial policies
racial segregation

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Strom Thurmond politicalParty States' Rights Democratic Party
Strom Thurmond partyInElection States' Rights Democratic Party
1948 United States presidential election thirdParty States' Rights Democratic Party
Franklin Pierce influencedBy Democratic Party pro-slavery wing
linked to: States' Rights Democratic Party
Strom Thurmond memberOfPoliticalParty States' Rights Democratic Party
subject linked to: Strom
Strom Thurmond representedPartyInElection States' Rights Democratic Party
subject linked to: Strom
States' Rights Democratic Party commonName Dixiecrats
linked to: States' Rights Democratic Party
States' Rights Democratic Party alsoKnownAs States' Rights Party of 1948
linked to: States' Rights Democratic Party
Robert M. T. Hunter memberOfPoliticalParty States' Rights Democratic Party