HIST 2112 Chapter Notes - Chapter 30-31: Yom Kippur War, Abbie Hoffman, Nixon Doctrine
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Chapter 30 | politics and economy of the 1970s & 1980s. Southern strategy: nixon denounced segregation and the denial of the vote to african. Americans, he nevertheless maintained that southern states be allowed to pursue racial equality at their own pace and criticized forced integration. Nixon courted them to acknowledge their belief that their voices were seldom heard. These voters feared the social changes taking place in the country. 1968 democratic national convention: afterwards, the process of selecting delegates for the democratic national convention was redesigned. It now awarded delegates based on candidates" performance in state primaries. This gave a greater voice to people who votes in the primaries and reduced the influence of party leaders and power brokers. Police riot : armed officers made their way into crowds of law-abiding protesters, clubbing anyone they encountered and setting off tear gas canisters. Johnson announced his withdrawal = fracturing the democratic party.
