During the Jim Crow era, the Democratic Party dominated the American South, presiding over a racially segregated society while also playing an outsized role in

During the Jim Crow era, the Democratic Party dominated the American South, presiding over a racially segregated society while also playing an outsized role in

Southern-style politics was one of those peculiar institutions that differentiated the South from other American regions. This system -- long referred to as the

Traces how the Republican Party in the South after Reconstruction transformed from a biracial organization to a mostly all-white one.

Southern-style politics was one of those peculiar institutions that differentiated the South from other American regions. This system—long referred to as the