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Title	Dixiecrat Convention
Photographer	Johnson, Marion, 1917-1998
Description	View of delegates to the Dixiecrat Convention in Birmingham, Alabama.
Geographic Location	Birmingham (Ala.)
Subject	Presidential elections--Alabama--Birmingham Crowds--Alabama--Birmingham Protest movements--Alabama--Birmingham Signs (Notices)--Alabama--Birmingham Clothing & dress--1940-1950 Crowds--Alabama--Birmingham Meetings--Alabama--Birmingham Political campaigns Political elections--Alabama--Birmingham Political parades & rallies--Alabama--Birmingham Political participation--Alabama--Birmingham Political parties--Alabama--Birmingham Political conventions--Alabama--Birmingham Flags--Confederate States of America Segregation--United States--1940-1950
Corporate Name	States' Rights Democratic Party States' Rights Democratic Party--History
Date Original	1948
Date Digital	2006
Type	4 x 5 in. black and white safety film
Format	Still picture
Digital Format	JPEG
Catalogue Number	VIS 33.21.11
Collection	Marion Johnson Photographs
Publisher	Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30305
Rights	This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
Notes	The Dixiecrat Convention of 1948 was a gathering of the States Rights Democratic Party to nominate U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond for President of the United States. The party, also known as the Dixiecrats, were a segregationist, populist, socially conservative offshoot of the Democratic Party.
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