The members of the Dixiecrats were predominantly white Southern Democrats who vehemently opposed the legislation that outlawed segregation, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They believed in states' rights and upheld the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the South. The Dixiecrats saw these civil rights laws as an infringement on their way of life and resisted any changes that would promote racial equality. Some members even advocated for the preservation of segregation through violent means, leading to heightened tensions and backlash against the civil rights movement.
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The Dixiecrats were a group of Southern Democrats who were against laws that banned segregation, which is the separation of people based on their race. They believed in letting each state decide their own rules and wanted to keep the laws that kept Black and white people separate in the South. The Dixiecrats did not agree with the civil rights laws that aimed to make things more fair for Black people and some even supported using violence to keep segregation in place. Their resistance to change in the 1960s created conflict and made the fight for civil rights more difficult.
