If Southern Conservatives were Democrats before the Southern Strategy, were Republicans Southern Liberals?

by Intellimouse11a

I honestly don't know what to add, so I'll just write this.

Ahemmusa

Sorry, but could you clarify what you meant by "were Republicans Southern Liberals?"

Are you asking whether 'liberals' in the South were usually members of the Republican party, or are you asking whether the Republican party would have been considered 'liberal' by Southern standards in the period right before the Southern strategy was employed by Nixon?