1. Why do think Southern racist politicians chose to frame their defense of racial segregation through the language of “law and order”? What special advantages was this choice of words going to give them?

I believe that the reason that Southern racist politicians chose to frame their defense of racial segregation through the language of “law and order” was to make it less of a problem and a way to justify themselves when opposing to Civil rights movement. As stated in the article,”Southern governers and law enforcemnt officicals often characterized these tactics as criminal and argued that the rise of the civil rights movement was indicative of a breakdown of law and order.” This way they didn’t have to be seen as just racist people those were the advantages of using that term . And while using this term they can still be racist and view black people as criminals and protest against them.

1. Do you think the Southern Strategy is still influencing American politics? Give an example supporting your answer

Yes I believed that the southern strategy is still influnecing American politics today. There is many people with different types of views and if they see someone who believes or uses racist comments towards group of people it can influence others and spread around especially if its someone who has power already. Racism has been going on for years and with time it gets worse and worse therfore I know many people would still bring back racist terms or agree with the Southern Strategy. For example Donald Trump used the power he had to spread many hateful racist comments towards many groups of people based on their background. Such as the Black Lives Matter movement he didn’t approve to that and would see black people as criminals, He also said many racist comments about Mexicans even described them as “rapists” and “criminals” or just said many things such as make america great again. Trying to elimate and talk down on people with different backgrounds. People who agree with his mindset or look up to him would use these terms and can get influenced by them too therefore I do agree with southern strategy influencing American politics.