Word: blacklash
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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...White "blacklash," the reaction by Northern whites against the demands of American Negroes, does not really exist in America, Thomas F. Pettigrew, associate professor of Social Relations, said yesterday...
...Democratic primaries in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Maryland, Pettigrew points out, the news media emphasized the percentage of the Wallace vote without studying the size of the total vote. Actually, the votes in the primaries were considerably larger than is normal in Democratic primaries in those states. The "blacklash" then, was apparently caused by people voting who do not normally go to the polls. To call this vote a major shifting of opinion, Pettigrew said, is a "blatant fallacy...