Question

Why were most Southern Democrats, like South Carolina’s Strom Thurmond, in opposition to the civil rights acts of the late-1950s and early 1960s?

Answer 1

A) Allowing more rights for minorities was in opposition to Jim Crow policies and traditions enacted and maintained by many Southern Democrats and the party’s supporters.

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Answer 2

For one they were just plain racists lol. But also because they know that the only thing keeping them in office was suppressing African-American votes through Jim Crow, KKK, poll tests.