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Sep 24, 2021 · On December 17, 2003 – six months after Thurmond's death – a woman named Essie Mae Washington-Williams (pictured above) publicly announced that she was the love child of the United States' longest-serving senator and his family's black maid, Carrie Butler.
Aug 29, 2016 · Senator Strom Thurmond gave the longest filibuster in U.S. history against the Civil Rights Act of 1957. It remains a symbolic reminder of America's long history of racism and bigotry.
Strom Thurmond; Senátor Senátu USA za stát Jižní Karolína; Ve funkci: 7. listopadu 1956 – 3. ledna 2003: Předchůdce: Thomas A. Wofford: Nástupce: Lindsey ...
Jun 27, 2003 · Strom Thurmond who has died aged 100, was the senior Republican senator for South Carolina until his retirement last January, the oldest person ever to have served in the US Congress, and the ...
Feb 17, 2019 · Nearly 20 years ago, Biden eulogized Strom Thurmond, who began his long political career as a segregationist. Some South Carolina Democrats still say that's a good thing — but politics has changed a lot.
Feb 22, 2024 · President Biden said Wednesday that Republicans in Congress are "worse" than prominent Senate segregationists including Strom Thurmond.. Why it matters: The comments mark an escalation in Biden's war of words against Republicans as the GOP-controlled House refuses to hold a vote on a Senate foreign aid bill.
Mar 7, 2013 · In 1957, Sen. Strom Thurmond prepared for his filibuster against civil rights legislation with steam baths — to become dehydrated so he wouldn't need a bathroom break. He got at least one chance ...
