States' Rights Democratic Party
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The States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly known as the Dixiecrats, was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States that broke from the Democratic Party in 1948 to oppose civil rights reforms and defend Southern states' control over racial policies.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| States' Rights Democratic Party canonical | 6 |
| Democratic Party pro-slavery wing | 1 |
| Dixiecrats | 1 |
| States' Rights Party of 1948 | 1 |
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Target entity: States' Rights Democratic Party Context triple: [Strom Thurmond, politicalParty, States' Rights Democratic Party]
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Democratic Republican Alliance
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Reform Party of the United States of America
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National Union Party
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Liberty Party
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Barnburner Democrats
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: States' Rights Democratic Party Target entity description: The States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly known as the Dixiecrats, was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States that broke from the Democratic Party in 1948 to oppose civil rights reforms and defend Southern states' control over racial policies.
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A.
Democratic Republican Alliance
The Democratic Republican Alliance was a major center-right liberal and secular political party of the French Third Republic, influential in early 20th-century French politics.
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B.
Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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C.
National Union Party
The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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Liberty Party
The Liberty Party was a 19th-century American political party dedicated to the abolition of slavery and the restriction of its expansion in the United States.
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Barnburner Democrats
Barnburner Democrats were a radical anti-slavery faction of the New York Democratic Party in the mid-19th century that broke away over opposition to the expansion of slavery and later helped form the Free Soil Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct political party
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political party ⓘ segregationist party ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SRDP ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
States' Rights Democratic Party
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surface form:
States' Rights Party of 1948
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| color | light blue ⓘ |
| commonName |
States' Rights Democratic Party
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Dixiecrats
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| conventionLocation |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
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| conventionYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | 1948 ⓘ |
| electoralBase | white Southern voters ⓘ |
| electoralVotesWon | 39 ⓘ |
| formedInResponseTo |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party civil rights platform of 1948
Harry S. Truman's civil rights initiatives ⓘ |
| founded | 1948 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
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segregationism ⓘ states' rights ⓘ |
| influenced | later Southern realignment toward the Republican Party ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Fielding L. Wright
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James Eastland ⓘ Leander Perez ⓘ Strom Thurmond ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mergedBackInto |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (many members)
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| nominatedForPresident | Strom Thurmond ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Fielding L. Wright ⓘ |
| opposed |
abolition of the poll tax
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civil rights reforms ⓘ desegregation of the armed forces ⓘ federal anti-lynching legislation ⓘ federal intervention in state racial laws ⓘ racial integration ⓘ |
| popularVoteShare1948 | about 2.4 million votes ⓘ |
| position | right-wing ⓘ |
| presidentialElection | 1948 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| region | Southern United States ⓘ |
| slogan |
Segregation forever
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States' Rights ⓘ |
| splitFrom |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| statesCarried |
Alabama
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Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| supported |
Jim Crow laws
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Southern states' control over racial policies ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ |
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Subject: States' Rights Democratic Party Description of subject: The States' Rights Democratic Party, commonly known as the Dixiecrats, was a short-lived segregationist political party in the United States that broke from the Democratic Party in 1948 to oppose civil rights reforms and defend Southern states' control over racial policies.
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