[[Dinesh D'Souza]] observed, "As the South became less racist, it became more Republican."
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[[Dinesh D'Souza]] observed, "As the South became less racist, it became more Republican."<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/06/democratic-party-racist-history-mona-charen/</ref>
===Presidential politics===
===Presidential politics===
[[File:Solid South 1880 to 1912.jpg|thumb|300px|A map showing "The Solid South" between 1880 and 1912.]]
[[File:Solid South 1880 to 1912.jpg|thumb|300px|A map showing "The Solid South" between 1880 and 1912.]]