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'''Dixiecrat''' was the informal term for Southern Democrats who in 1948 refused to support President [[Harry S. Truman]] for reelection because he was too liberal on racial issues. The official name was the '''States Rights Party'''. They formed a third party that nominated South Carolina Governor [[Strom Thurmond]], who carried four states in the Deep South where he was the official nominee of the Democratic party, gaining 39 electoral votes. Thurmond had 1.2 million popular votes, or 2.4% of the national total. The party did not nominate any other candidates at any level, and dissolved after Truman won the election. Dixiecrats went back to their old party.
==Further reading==
* Zachary Karabell. ''The Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 Election'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Last-Campaign-Harry-Truman-Election/dp/0375700773/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229409570&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
==Further reading==
* Zachary Karabell. ''The Last Campaign: How Harry Truman Won the 1948 Election'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Last-Campaign-Harry-Truman-Election/dp/0375700773/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1229409570&sr=8-3 excerpt and text search]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]