Byrd Organization
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The Byrd Organization was a powerful Democratic political machine that dominated Virginia politics for much of the early to mid-20th century under the leadership of Harry F. Byrd Sr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byrd Organization canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party faction
ⓘ
political machine ⓘ |
| alliedWith | conservative Southern Democrats ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Harry F. Byrd Jr. ⓘ |
| basedOn |
courthouse political networks
ⓘ
rural political machines ⓘ |
| controlled |
Virginia General Assembly
ⓘ
Virginia state politics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| declinePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| dominantPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central force in Virginia politics for several decades
ⓘ
major example of 20th-century Southern political machine ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ segregationism ⓘ states' rights ⓘ |
| implemented |
Massive Resistance strategy against school desegregation
ⓘ
surface form:
Massive Resistance laws in Virginia
|
| influenced |
Virginia U.S. Senate elections
ⓘ
Virginia gubernatorial elections ⓘ Virginia local offices ⓘ |
| influentialFrom | 1920s ⓘ |
| influentialUntil | 1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of patronage
ⓘ
long-term one-party dominance in Virginia ⓘ tight party discipline ⓘ |
| leader | Harry F. Byrd Sr. ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harry F. Byrd Sr. ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
|
| opposed | Brown v. Board of Education implementation ⓘ |
| policy |
Massive Resistance
ⓘ
surface form:
Massive Resistance to school desegregation
limited state spending ⓘ low taxes ⓘ opposition to public debt ⓘ pay-as-you-go fiscal policy ⓘ resistance to federal intervention ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionOnPoliticalSpectrum | conservative Democratic ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
|
| supportBase |
business interests
ⓘ
local courthouse officials ⓘ rural white voters in Virginia ⓘ |
| weakenedBy |
court decisions against Massive Resistance
ⓘ
federal civil rights legislation ⓘ growth of urban and suburban electorate ⓘ |
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