- Southern racist politicians framed their defense of racial segregation by using language of “law and order” in order to “distance themselves from an explicitly racist agenda.” Allowing them to de-stigmatize their movement and garner support.
- I do believe the Southern Strategy continues to influence American politics today, particularly through the ongoing use of dog whistles and voter suppression tactics. Michelle Alexander even highlights voter suppression in her article, showing how these strategies disproportionately impact communities of color
3 thoughts on “Mimi Shaw — Discussion 2.2”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
1. To find another way to survive because they couldn’t do slavery anymore. Southern conservatives gathered together to rally up others to point out the bad and highlight that there shouldn’t be chaos and things should go back to the way they were peacefully. Obviously, to point out that the minorities are only bringing problems and not wanting to accept the new change of laws, even though activists have been fighting for well over 50 years.
2.Yes, it still influences to this day because with every election, highlighting that crimes have gone up tremendously now that minorities can do everything. Yet they don’t think that with the proper resources and foundation that there wouldn’t be crimes. Yet they highlight in elections what minorities are doing wrong to say that they are peaceful, and there needs to be control to keep white supremacy alive.
I agree with your take on using “law and order” as a cover that lets Southern politicians hide the racism in their policies without actually changing what they were doing. It made it sound like they were just concerned about crime, when really it was about keeping segregation and control in place.
Hi Tatianna, thank you for your response. I agree it was about keeping segregation and control in place; and it makes you wonder today how many policies are written to make them seem neutral while continuing systemic inequality.