Truman who was a part of the mainstream Democratic, was credited desegregation of the armed forces in 1948. (Cobb 8). This term created some upheaval in the views of the Southern Democrats, so they formed their own party, which is referred to as the Dixie-Crats. The main people who was associated with this party were Thurman, Goldwater, and Wallace. These people were highly against the role of “big government”, which could control things such as desegregation not only in the armed forces, but in other situations as well. The Dixie-Crats; however, were never successful in winning the majority vote because they only appealed to the racial extremists (Boles
Truman who was a part of the mainstream Democratic, was credited desegregation of the armed forces in 1948. (Cobb 8). This term created some upheaval in the views of the Southern Democrats, so they formed their own party, which is referred to as the Dixie-Crats. The main people who was associated with this party were Thurman, Goldwater, and Wallace. These people were highly against the role of “big government”, which could control things such as desegregation not only in the armed forces, but in other situations as well. The Dixie-Crats; however, were never successful in winning the majority vote because they only appealed to the racial extremists (Boles