Solid South
Americannoun
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“He referred to it often in public and private when justifying his support for civil rights,” Kari Frederickson wrote in the book, “The Dixiecrat Revolt and the End of the Solid South, 1932-1968.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2018
Many people who registered as Democrats back in the era of the Solid South remain nominal Democrats today.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2016
John Kennedy picked Lyndon Johnson in 1960 to hold Texas and the Solid South for Democrats.
From US News ● Jun. 28, 2016
Moreover, with the demise of the Solid South, primaries in statewide races are now rarely the most important election, which may affect participation.
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2010
They stuck together, however, in a certain fashion, like solid rocks of ice, all congealed and frozen tight and hard together into one lump, and became known as the "Solid South."
From Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro by Charles H. Fowler
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