The results of Nixon's __________ strategy entailed alignment of the Republican Party with the white southern backlash against the civil rights movement, weakening the New Deal coalition.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Question 2
President Jimmy Carter acknowledged his debt to the black electorate by appointing blacks to highly visible posts, such as Patricia _________ as secretary of housing and urban development, making her the first black woman to serve in the cabinet.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
