( in US politics ), the popular name for the States’ Rights Party, a ‘third party’ that competed in the 1948 election for US President against the Democratic Party and Republican Party . It was formed to support states’ rights . The candidate was J Strom Thurmond , who won five states in the South with 39 votes in the Electoral College .
DIXIECRATS
Meaning of DIXIECRATS in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005