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Yeah, after the Reconstruction there was a mass defection of Southern Democrats or "Dixiecrats" (aka unabashedly racist politicians, many of whom were Klan memb
by kyllo 14y ago
Yeah, after the Reconstruction there was a mass defection of Southern Democrats or "Dixiecrats" (aka unabashedly racist politicians, many of whom were Klan members) from the Democratic to the Republican party.
- mnutt 14y agoThe Southern Democrats moved over to the Republican party long after the Reconstruction, starting in the 1960s.