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[[B. Carroll Reece]], an Old Right-oriented conservative Republican from [[Tennessee]]'s 1st congressional district, stated in mid-December 1951 that the southern and border states' GOP delegations for the [[Republican National Committee]] would solidly back Taft for the party nomination.<ref>December 17, 1951. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/17/archives/gop-in-south-solid-for-taft-says-reece.html G.O.P. IN SOUTH SOLID FOR TAFT, SAYS REECE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> Indeed, the southern Republican delegations, including the [[Mississippi]] delegation led by black leader [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]]<ref>Apple, Jr., R.W. (August 31, 2004). [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/us/republicans-convention-new-york-apple-s-almanac-father-southern-strategy-76-here.html THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- APPLE'S ALMANAC; Father of the Southern Strategy, at 76, Is Here for His 11th Convention]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> and the [[Arkansas]] delegation led by [[Osro Cobb]] voted for Taft.

[[B. Carroll Reece]], an Old Right-oriented conservative Republican from [[Tennessee]]'s 1st congressional district, stated in mid-December 1951 that the southern and border states' GOP delegations for the [[Republican National Committee]] would solidly back Taft for the party nomination.<ref>December 17, 1951. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/12/17/archives/gop-in-south-solid-for-taft-says-reece.html G.O.P. IN SOUTH SOLID FOR TAFT, SAYS REECE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> Indeed, the southern Republican delegations, including the [[Mississippi]] delegation led by black leader [[Perry Wilbon Howard, II]]<ref>Apple, Jr., R.W. (August 31, 2004). [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/us/republicans-convention-new-york-apple-s-almanac-father-southern-strategy-76-here.html THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- APPLE'S ALMANAC; Father of the Southern Strategy, at 76, Is Here for His 11th Convention]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> and the [[Arkansas]] delegation led by [[Osro Cobb]] voted for Taft.

The "black and tan" delegations symbolized the GOP's pro-civil rights roots and came to the support of the Ohio senator who was firmly supportive of racial equality<ref>Rothbard, Murray N. (June 21, 2011). [https://mises.org/library/swan-song-old-right Swan Song of the Old Right]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> over Eisenhower – who while is known for pro-civil rights victories later during his presidency – had wavered on the issue of [[segregation]].<ref>Greenberg, David (August 10, 2000). [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2000/08/the-party-of-lincoln.html The Party of Lincoln …]. ''Slate''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>

The "black and tan" delegations symbolized the GOP's pro-civil rights roots and came to the support of the Ohio senator who was firmly supportive of racial equality<ref name=taftfepcbill/><ref>Rothbard, Murray N. (June 21, 2011). [https://mises.org/library/swan-song-old-right Swan Song of the Old Right]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> over Eisenhower – who while is known for pro-civil rights victories later during his presidency – had wavered on the issue of [[segregation]].<ref>Greenberg, David (August 10, 2000). [https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2000/08/the-party-of-lincoln.html The Party of Lincoln …]. ''Slate''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>

Ultimately, Eisenhower won the Republican nomination in part due to a maneuver by [[New York]] lawyer [[Herbert Brownell]],<ref>[https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/brownell-herbert-papers.pdf BROWNELL, HERBERT JR.:  Papers, 1877-1988]. ''Eisenhower Presidential Library''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> who would later prove instrumental in landmark desegregation efforts. In the general election, Eisenhower defeated [[Illinois]] liberal Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson|Adlai E. Stevenson, II]] by a landslide for the presidency.

Ultimately, Eisenhower won the Republican nomination in part due to a maneuver by [[New York]] lawyer [[Herbert Brownell]],<ref>[https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/finding-aids/pdf/brownell-herbert-papers.pdf BROWNELL, HERBERT JR.:  Papers, 1877-1988]. ''Eisenhower Presidential Library''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> who would later prove instrumental in landmark desegregation efforts. In the general election, Eisenhower defeated [[Illinois]] liberal Democrat [[Adlai Stevenson|Adlai E. Stevenson, II]] by a landslide for the presidency.