What is Dixiecrat?
The '''Dixiecrat''' (also called '''The States' Rights Democratic Party''') was a [[political party]] in the [[United States]] that was around for a very short time. The Dixiecrats did not agree with [[civil rights]] and wanted more [[states' rights]]. They were in the [[Southern United States]]. In 1948 they left the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and formed their party. They met in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] and nominated [[Governor of South Carolina]] [[Strom Thurmond]] for [[1948 United States presidential election]]. In the [[election]] they won the [[U.S state]]s of [[South Carolina]], [[Mississippi]], [[Louisiana]], and [[Alabama]] with 39 [[United States Electoral College|electoral vote]]s and over 1,000,000 [[popular vote|popular votes]]. The party ended shortly after.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dixiecrat |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dixiecrat |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Multistub|US|politics}} [[Category:1948 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:1940s disestablishments in the United States]] [[Category:1948 disestablishments]] [[Category:Political parties in the United States]]