Dixiecrat
noun
Dix·ie·crat
ˈdik-sē-ˌkrat 
: a dissident Southern Democrat
specifically
: a supporter of a 1948 presidential ticket opposing the civil rights stand of the Democrats
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In 1948, when the Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond, of South Carolina, ran for President on a segregationist platform, Davidson was an enthusiastic supporter, and helped get him on the ballot.
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Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
When Dixiecrats revolted against the national Democratic Party in the 1950s, that banner flew at their convention in Birmingham.
—Kyle Whitmire | , al, 25 Apr. 2023
Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
When Dixiecrats revolted against the national Democratic Party in the 1950s, that banner flew at their convention in Birmingham.
—Kyle Whitmire | , al, 25 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
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