Why was eisenhower given the nickname "the new emancipator"?

Southern states voted Republican

For over a century the South was solidly Democrat. Eisenhower was the first presidential candidate to get overwhelming southern support moving many states from Democratic holds to Republican states. The South would continue to move to the Republican Party typically over the issue of civil rights and anti-liberal reform. 

Sir thomas more, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted renaissance humanist. he was also a councillor to henry viii, and lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to 16 may 1532. i found this information on wikipedia