Dixiecrat

English Etymology en Dixie Democrat. Pronunciation en /ˈdɪksɪˌkɹæt/ /ˈdɪksiˌ-/ Noun en US politics dated A member of the Democratic Party of the United States of America from the southern States, especially one of the former territories of the Confederate States of America, who hold socially conservative viewpoints, and supports racial segregation and white power. en April 3 1964 w:Malcolm X w:The Ballot or the Bullet A Dixiecrat is nothing but a Democrat in disguise. en US politics historical A member of the short-lived States' Rights Democratic Party of the United States of America. en 2014 James W. Ely Jr.; Bradley G. Bond The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture UNC Press Books 9781469616742 190 Throughout the controversy, most prominent southern leaders stayed within the Democratic Party. After the election, the Dixiecrat movement evaporated. The South's vocal dissent in 1948, however, forecast the sectional unrest of the following decades, weakened the region's loyalty to the Democratic Party, and prepared the way for future political realignment. See also en War Democrat en Blue-dog Democrat en DINO