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Solid South (Southern bloc) | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1877 |
| Dissolved | 1964 |
| Preceded by | Redeemers |
| Succeeded by | Dixiecrats (1948) |
| Ideology | Segregationism White supremacy States' rights |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
The Solid South was the electoral voting bloc for the Democrats in the Southern United States between the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. During this period, the Democratic Party controlled southern state legislatures and most local, state and federal officeholders in the South were Democrats. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Southern Democrats disenfranchised blacks in all Southern states, along with a few non-Southern states. This resulted in a one-party system, in which a candidate's victory in Democratic primary elections was tantamount to election to the office itself. White primaries were another means that the Democrats used to consolidate their political power, excluding blacks from voting.[1]
The "Solid South" included Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.[2]
- ^ Dewey W. Grantham, The Life and Death of the Solid South: A Political History (1992).
- ^ "US Census Region Map" (PDF).
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