Democratic Party (pre-1980s)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Democratic_Party_(pre-1980s)

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:color	blue
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:founded	1828
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Democratic Party (pre-1980s)
gptkbp:ideology	progressivism social liberalism American liberalism New Deal liberalism agrarianism (19th century) states' rights (19th and early 20th century)
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Great_Society_era gptkb:1968_Democratic_National_Convention gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement gptkb:New_Deal_era support for women's rights Vietnam War opposition support for labor rights support for environmental protection support for Medicare rise of the New Left Watergate era support for public education realignment of Southern states McGovern-Fraser Commission reforms loss of Southern base (post-1960s) rise of labor union support shift toward liberalism (mid-20th century) split over civil rights support for Medicaid support for Social Security support for minimum wage laws support for welfare programs
gptkbp:notableFaction	gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Southern_Democrats gptkb:Dixiecrats Conservative Democrats New Deal Coalition
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Andrew_Jackson gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Grover_Cleveland gptkb:Harry_S._Truman gptkb:Jimmy_Carter gptkb:John_F._Kennedy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson gptkb:Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:opposedBy	slavery (late 19th century onward)
gptkbp:political_position	center-left center (in some eras)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:rival	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:supports	gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 gptkb:New_Deal gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965 gptkb:Great_Society segregation (Southern Democrats, early-mid 20th century) slavery (19th century)
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:horse_race
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Louisiana_gubernatorial_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7