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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a former political party in the US; formed in 1948 by Southern Democrats opposed to the candidacy of Harry S. Truman.
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- noun 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
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Dixiecrats is a very specific reference to an entirely different political party — sort of.
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"Dixiecrats" -- the cornerstone of their congressional majorities.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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The Boutwell Auditorium itself tells its own story: in 1948, it hosted the States Rights Democratic Convention, at which Southern Democrats - the "Dixiecrats" - broke away from the national party in protest at its commitment to "human rights" over states 'rights.
BBC Blog Network 2009
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This was a bipartisan filibuster, although the Democrats are described as Dixiecrats in the Wikipedia article.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation 2010
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The Dixiecrats were the true trailblazers, having argued for generations that Federalism and Conservativism were synonymous with their brand of apartheid politics.
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Later that year, he ran as the presidential candidate of the states rights Democrats, the so-called Dixiecrats, and he actually carried four states.
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He ran for the states rights party, known as the Dixiecrats, back in '48.
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NARRATOR: ... to form a pro-segregation states rights party, better-known as Dixiecrats, hold their own convention, and make South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond their presidential nominee.
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Count in a few Blue Dog Dem's … what used to be called Dixiecrats … biting the hand that feeds them and it still passed, but leaving a very sour taste behind.
Political Waves 2009
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The Dixiecrats were a group of Southern Democrats who, in the 1948 national election, formed a third party, the State's Rights Democratic Party with the slogan: "Segregation Forever!"
Canada Free Press Frances Rice 2009
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