1. Southern racist politicians choose to frame their defense of racial segregation through the language of “Law and Order” because they knew they would get away with it. The country at the time had a up rising of crime. The southern racist politicians new if they sold the idea of fighting crime and protecting the people they would be able to get away with almost anything with the support of the people. The advantage this gave them was the ability to push their agendas while being incognito.
  2. I do believe the Southern strategy is still influencing American politics. There are many education systems in the south that teach slavery very different from how it is taught in the north. In the south they are filled with propaganda at a young age that tells whites they should believe in the confederate ways because there great granddaddy’s did. Lastly, in the south the disproportionate of wealth between people of color and whites is the highest. The median white household had a income of $188,200 compared to $24,100 for blacks.

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