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States' Rights Democratic party

–noun
a political party formed by dissident southern Democrats who opposed the candidacy of Harry Truman in 1948 and campaigned on a platform of states' rights.
Also called States' Rights party.
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States' Rights Party  
n.  A former political party founded in 1948 by Southern Democrats to consolidate opposition to civil rights policies of the regular Democratic Party.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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