When the [dp] adopted a platform in 1948 that included strong support for civil rights, a number of Southern Democrats bolted from the main party and nominated Strom Thurmond of South Carolina as their candidate for [pus], with Fielding L. Wright as their candidate for vice-president. They carried four southern states, but the election went to [hst] anyway. In 1952, the dissidents returned to the main party. After the [rp] nominated [bg] in 1964, Thurmond switched to the GOP, which he has represented in the [uss] ever since.
