Dixiecrat presidential campaign

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political campaign
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:campaigns 'Segregation Forever'
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:electionYear presidential election
gptkbp:historical_significance first third-party campaign to win electoral votes since the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dixiecrat presidential campaign
gptkbp:keyPeople racial segregation
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:locationType gptkb:Birmingham,_Alabama
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:party gptkb:Dixiecrat_Party
gptkbp:platforms states' rights
gptkbp:result Strom_Thurmond_received_39_electoral_votes
gptkbp:state Southern_states
gptkbp:year 1948