There are several indications from the way the “Southern Strategy” is typically defined that expose a disqualifying bias, as well as the real meaning behind the phrase. Here is an example of how it is typically defined, this one from Wikipedia: 

“In American politics, the Southern strategy was a Republican Party electoral strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans.”

We will share a small sample of the Democratic Party’s overt appeals to not just the South, but specifically Southern racists during and after the Civil Rights movement. These examples have eluded conventional memory, and have been conveniently forgotten or never learned by those who still allege that Republican ascendance was by way of a “Southern Strategy” with all its connotations. This will be an ongoing effort for us at RTS.