Answer to Question #181119 in History for brandon long

Question

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: How do the senators' point of view differ on the issue of civil rights?  

Answer 1

The backlash to Truman’s civil rights policies contributed to the unraveling of the solid Democratic South. A faction of southern Democrats, upset with the administration’s efforts, split to form the States’ Rights Democratic Party, a conservative party that sought to preserve and maintain the system of segregation.