What caused many of the delegates from south to walk out of the national Democratic convention in 1948

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27 February, 11:37

What caused many of the delegates from south to walk out of the national Democratic convention in 1948

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Carson Arroyo · Answer 1

the entire Democratic Party did not support the addition of civil rights to the party's platform so many Southern Democrats walked out of the 1948 convention in protest, essentially leaving the party forever.