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Republicans, Democrats, and race: an uneasy history: in 1948, Southern Democrats rebelled against their party's civil rights agenda. Many of them later joined the party of Lincoln. (times past). Robin Toner.
New York Times Upfront
Feb 21, 2003 v135 i10 p26(6) (1667 words)
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1. Why did the Dixiecrats split from the Democrats in 1948?
2. How did the vote for the Dixiecrats in the Deep South indicate how important race issues were to southern white voters?
3. When did whites begin turning to the Republican Party in the South, and why?
4. Why does the Trent Lott affair and the membership of Strom Thurmond in the Republican Party raise troubling questions for the Republican Party regarding racism and race issues?
5. Why has the Democratic Party become identified with racial equality and justice?
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