The Dixiecrats who attracted national attention in 1948 were __________________.

A) Southern activists who fought to end the poll tax and voter literacy requirements
B) teams of Carolina businessmen promoting new industry in their region
C) a political party made up of breakaway Democrats opposed to the Democratic Party's position on civil rights
D) union leaders who lobbied Southern state legislatures to pass pro-union laws

Dixiecrats

A political party in the United States, formally known as the States' Rights Democratic Party, which split from the Democratic Party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights.

Civil Rights

Rights guaranteed to individuals by law, including freedom of speech, assembly, and equality before the law, aimed at preventing discrimination.

Poll Tax

A tax levied as a fixed sum on every liable individual, historically used as a means of voter suppression by requiring payment as a precondition for voting.