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Mississippi Protests and Politics Echo Dixiecrat Rebellion
The piece reflects a twelve year Southern rebellion against the National Democratic Party. It discusses Dixiecrat sentiment, potential party splits, and Mississippi politics including Senator Eastland’s Judiciary Committee chairmanship. It notes liquor prohibition irony and a 1960 Black Market Tax rise, with figures cited for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
National Democratic Party
John C. Calhoun
Barry Goldwater
Noah
Buster Boy Barnett
Tomp. Brady
Los Angeles
Mississippi River
Eastland
Judiciary Committee
U.S. Senate
Washington
Buster Boy Learnett
Mississippi
America
Senate Judiciary Committee