The south was a democratic region.
The democratic party was started by Andrew Jackson. The southern region was made by ,more whites who who were eager to maintain racism , and white supremacy and the democratic party seemed to support these ideals albeit until the days of Harry Truman and Johnson.
The term The Greatest Generation was popularized by the title of a 1998 book by American journalist Tom Brokaw. ... Brokaw wrote that these men and women fought not for fame or recognition, but because it was the "right thing to do." This cohort is also referred to as the World War II generation.