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The late senator Strom Thurmond is viewed today mostly as a relic from another time. A Southern politician who was shaped by the Great Depression, World War II, and Jim Crow, Thurmond infamously fought tooth and nail to preserve segregation in his home state of South Carolina.
Jul 1, 2003 · Born Dec. 5, 1902, in Edgefield, S.C., James Strom Thurmond — Strom was his mother's maiden name — was elected county school superintendent, state senator and circuit judge before enlisting in ...
Aug 30, 2023 · THE FACTS: Biden made the claim during a White House event on Monday celebrating the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, a legal organization formed in response to the tumultuous push to end racial segregation and discrimination in the 1960s.
Dec 15, 2002 · American racial politics of 1948, when Strom Thurmond ran for president, recalled in light of furor over Sen Trent Lott's praise of Thurmond at his 100th birthday celebration; photos (M)
Dec 5, 2002 · Strom Thurmond at 100 On Dec. 5, 2002, Strom Thurmond marks his 100th birthday -- another milestone for the colorful lawmaker who in 1996 set the record as the oldest living member of the U.S ...
Jan 3, 2003 · James Strom Thurmond, Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was a United States Senator from South Carolina for almost fifty years. He served from 1954 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to his death in 2003 as a Republican.
Jul 16, 2024 · Strom Thurmond in 1961. 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.
