Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968

by Kari Frederickson

Book Overview

In 1948, a group of conservative white southerners formed the States' Rights Democratic Party, soon nicknamed the "Dixiecrats," and chose Strom Thurmond as their presidential candidate. Thrown on the defensive by federal civil rights initiatives and unprecedented grassroots political activity by African Americans, the Dixiecrats aimed to reclaim conservatives' former preeminent position within the national Democratic Party and upset President Harry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807849103
• ISBN13: 9780807849101
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"