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James Strom Thurmond (* 5. Dezember 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina; † 26. Juni 2003 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1947 bis 1951 Gouverneur von South Carolina. Außerdem vertrat er diesen Bundesstaat von 1954 bis Januar 2003 fast durchgängig im US-Senat, aus dem er im Alter von 100 Jahren ausschied.
v. t. e. James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
US Senate career of Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond served in the United States Senate from 1956 to 2003 (interrupted in 1956). He was a supporter of the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush .
11. Apr. 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.
Type. Filibuster. Motive. Prevention of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The full text of the filibuster at Wikisource. On August 28, 1957, Strom Thurmond, then a Democratic United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
16. Aug. 2007 · Polit-Methusalem Vom Rassisten zum Rekord-Senator. Strom Thurmond war älter als das Flugzeug und fast so alt wie das Radio, kam als Held aus dem Krieg zurück, begann seine politische Karriere...
5. Mai 2019 · Robert McNamara. Updated on May 05, 2019. Strom Thurmond was a segregationist politician who ran for president in 1948 on a platform opposed to civil rights for African Americans. He later served 48 years—an astonishing eight terms—as a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
