The rise to power of the New Right was one of the most significant aspects of postwar America. This didn't appear out of nowhere, however; it was the result of years of significant changes in American politics, influenced by figures like George Wallace, Barry Goldwater, Phyllis Schlafly, and Ronald Reagan. This rightward shift in American politics is attributed to sudden changes in American society and culture that did not mix well with traditional, religious South Americans who were seen as victims of these changes. The sources that will be used to make this argument are The Politics of Anger by Dan Carter, Piety and Property: Conservatism and Right-Wing Movements in the Twentieth Century by Lisa McGirr, and The Religious Right and the New Republican Party by EJ Dionne . , Jr. In The Politics of Anger, Dan Carter writes that George Wallace was able to translate his outright racism in Alabama into a national problem because he reached out to white Americans or any other white community that was suffering from black movements to civil rights. He also attempted, and initially succeeded, to transform his racist and segregationist rhetoric into an issue more focused on state's rights and federal rights. Then, with the Red Scare that existed among ordinary Americans, he was able to link these blacks to liberals and communists, thereby strengthening his position among strongly anti-communist whites. He used “Cold War-related fears of international communism to discredit the civil rights movement” (346). Additionally, there was a defining moment in Wallace's career, Carter says, that attracted a lot of attention: his "Standing at the School Gate" incident, where he blocked the entrance to the University of Alabama for two...... middle of paper ......cited. Racism helped shape some of the first right-wing politicians, such as George Wallace, and a new conservatism grew from there. To say that all conservatives are racist today, or even then, is wrong; however, no one can deny that it is at the heart of the New Right. Even today, in the American South, the Republican Party enjoys widespread support; the South where tradition takes precedence over progress. Although the Republican Party may have changed its tune since the 1960s, early contributors laid the groundwork for what was to come with current politicians like John McCain, Sarah Palin, or even the strong rise of this new Tea Party movement. by Dan Carter, Piety and Property: Conservatism and Right-wing Movements in the 20th Century by Lisa McGirr, and The Religious Right and the New Republican Party by EJ Dionne, Jr..