y " ▁from ▁their ▁name ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁white ▁party ▁leaders ▁would ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁claim ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁disc rimin ating ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁the ▁P DP . ▁ ▁Thus ▁when ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁in ▁Brown ▁v . ▁B ask in ▁that ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁had ▁to ▁allow ▁black s ▁into ▁the ▁party , ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Democr ats ▁operated ▁within ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁to ▁achieve ▁greater ▁rights ▁for ▁black s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁Fre edom ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁a ▁similar ▁multi - ra cial ▁Democratic ▁party ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁ ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Alabama , ▁a ▁similar ▁multi - ra cial ▁Democratic ▁party ▁in ▁Alabama ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁John ▁Henry ▁McC ray ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁John ▁Howard ▁Clement , ▁Jr . ▁Pap ers ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Mod jes ka ▁Monte ith ▁Sim kins ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina - A iken ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : Black ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Cent rist ▁political ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Def unct ▁progress ive ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : History ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9