Republicans and southern Democrats opposed legislation to create the new department.

This led to a conservative backlash by southern Democrats during the same period.

As President, he did put forward many civil rights programs but they were met with a lot of resistance by southern Democrats.

The committee had won annual extensions each year, despite some institutional opposition, especially from southern Democrats.

Congress approved the declaration of war on May 13, with southern Democrats in strong support.

A handful of southern Democrats set aside all their qualms about a man who might sit on the highest court for 40 years.

This kind of language is not the norm from a southern Democrat in a tough race in 2010.

Many southern Democrats had expressed doubts about the civil rights bill that passed the House last week.

This led to a Republican South until 1877, when southern Democrats returned to power.

They took some people for granted - Southern Democrats.