Although the republican platform of 1960 contained a strong civil rights plank, republican candidate richard m. nixon minimized his own connection to the civil rights movement because he:

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Although the republican platform of 1960 contained a strong civil rights plank, republican candidate richard m. nixon minimized his own connection to the civil rights movement because he:

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Nixon and Wallace took advantage of the rising discontent among the conservatives and positioned themselves as defenders of property rights. The increasing level of violent protests had served to aggravate equal feelings against the civil right movements especially among conservative supporters.