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States' Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrats) nominate Strom Thurmond

Disaffected Southern delegates met in Birmingham and nominated Governor Strom Thurmond as the presidential candidate of the States' Rights Democratic Party.

The Dixiecrat nomination formalized a Southern split from Truman's Democrats, threatening to siphon electoral support and highlighting regional opposition to civil-rights measures.

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