HIST-3240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Solid South
South 3
. Lincoln was listed as write in in 4 south
What were 5 reasons why Eisenhower was able to break the “Solid South” and carry 5 southern states in
the presidential election of 1952?
1. republicans were more conservative on civil rights
Democrats were liberal on ciiv
2. south could change, more pro
- Eisenhower did well in
3. Eisenhower had southern roots
4. republican party: became opponent of big gvt
5. suspected democrats so
Republicans were harsh on communism
In hindsight, we can see that there were many factors that were working to undermine Jim Crow after
World War II. (I gave you about 8 or 9 of these)
1. International system
- Cold war
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