Who was Strom Thurmond at the time? What action did the Democratic governors take after Harry Truman proposed his civil rights plan? How did Strom Thurmond respond? How did the State Rights ...

On this day in 1948, in one of the least foreseen upsets in the annals of presidential elections, Democrat Harry S. Truman ... ticket led by Gov. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina -- who spent nearly ... Thurmond began his political career as a Democrat, splitting with President Harry Truman in 1948 to mount a "Dixiecrat" presidential ...

Harry Truman, a senator from Missouri ... Alabama and nominated South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond as their candidate for president. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR (1880-1964): A graduate of the U.S ...

Harry Truman held up the Nov. 3 ... On Truman’s right stood South Carolina’s governor, Strom Thurmond, leading the States Rights Democrats, or “Dixiecrats.” Clifford advised Truman ...

The impurities of that party—Harry Truman and all his followers—will be deposited like sediment on the banks.” There was every likelihood that J. Strom Thurmond would be an even smaller ...

Embattled President Harry S. Truman shocked political pundits and ... Third-party candidate Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond captured 39 electoral votes. Truman woke up in the morning to find the experts ...

University of Tennessee Civics Professor Andrew Busch talked about the role of Strom Thurmond during the 1948 campaign. Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. *This text was ...

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina ... electoral votes as part of a states-rights uprising against President Harry Truman's support for civil rights. "I want to tell you," he declared in one ...