The parties never switched. You're not reading history, You're reading the Democrat narrative known as The Southern strategy.
Ronald Reagan was a Democrat until 1962 when he became a Conservative. Jesse Helms was a Democrat until he advocated the movement of conservatives from the Democratic Party he believed had become too liberal.
In the 1960's there were 21 Democrat Senators fighting against the Civil rights act, One Democrat Senator switched to become Republican.
In 1928(R)Herbert Hoover won 47% of the Southern votes to win. In 1952 (R) Dwight Eisenhower won TN, Va,FL in 1956 he won TN,Va,FL,KY,LA
In the 60's left leaning Academics and Journalists started pushing the big flip narrative.
Crack a real book, Instead of reading Democrat propaganda..
The people destroying monuments are the same people who's party created the monuments to honor it's leadership. How dare right wingers want to preserve history, When all liberals want is to destroy it because it hurts their feelings.
You really should change your name to Fiction88. You aren't fooling anyone.