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Jun 22, 2024 · Strom Thurmond was an American politician who was a prominent states’ rights and segregation advocate. He ran for the presidency in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket and was one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history (1954–2003). Learn more about Thurmond’s life and career in this article.
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Jun 18, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a one-time Democratic segregationist who helped fuel the rise of the modern conservative Republican Party in the South, died Thursday.
1 day ago · "That certainly leads people, whether you're talking about Strom Thurmond or Dianne Feinstein or Ruth Bader Ginsburg or Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi, to spend their final years on Earth working ...
3 days ago · At the meeting, South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond criticized President Truman for his civil rights agenda, and the governors discussed ways to oppose it.
3 days ago · The States' Rights Democratic Party met in Birmingham, Alabama, and nominated Strom Thurmond and Fielding L. Wright as its presidential ticket. The party supported racial segregation, poll taxes, and opposed anti-lynching legislation.
Jun 19, 2024 · Committed to the filibuster effort were the powerful Senators Richard Russell, Strom Thurmond, Robert Byrd, William Fulbright, and Sam Ervin. Russell started the filibuster in late March 1964, and it would last for 60 working days in the Senate.
Jun 20, 2024 · Strom Thurmond's Isaac Westbrook was awarded the inaugural Smash through Success scholarship, winning a chance to attend the LIV Houston event in June.
