States' Rights Democratic Party (Noun)
Meaning
A former political party in the United States; formed in 1948 by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The States' Rights Democratic Party, also known as the Dixiecrats, was formed in 1948 in response to the civil rights plank of the Democratic Party.
- In 1948, a group of southern Democrats broke away from the Democratic Party and formed the States' Rights Democratic Party, opposing Harry Truman's presidential bid.
- The States' Rights Democratic Party platform focused on issues of states' rights, segregation, and white supremacy.
- As the Democratic Party became more liberal on civil rights, conservative Southern Democrats created the States' Rights Democratic Party as an alternative.
- In 1948, Strom Thurmond, a Southern Democrat, became the presidential nominee for the newly formed States' Rights Democratic Party, splitting the Democratic vote.