Nixon, Wallace, and the Southern Strategy
Questions to consider as we move into the post-civil rights era:
Southern distinctiveness versus southern influence on American politics
The 1968 presidential election
http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1968
How does the 1968 election affect the course of politics?
Who does Richard Nixon target?
Who does George Wallace target?
How does the addition of African-American voters to the electorate change voting patterns?
How does Nixon try to appeal to southerners, and which southerners does he try to appeal to?
What's George Wallace's campaign style?
After 1968, where will Wallace's voters go?