James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from...
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On August 28, 1957, Strom Thurmond, then a Democratic United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of...
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Lake Strom Thurmond, officially designated J. Strom Thurmond Reservoir at the federal level, and Clarks Hill Lake by the state of Georgia, is a man-made...
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James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor. He is...
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J. Strom Thurmond Dam, also known in Georgia as Clarks Hill Dam, is a concrete-gravity and embankment dam located 22 miles (35 km) north of Augusta, Georgia...
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Electoral history of Strom Thurmond, 103rd Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951), United States Senator from South Carolina (1954–1956, 1956–2003; Democrat...
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Dixiecrat (redirect from 1948 Strom Thurmond vice presidential candidate selection)
identity among white Southerners. The Dixiecrats' standard bearer, Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, eventually switched to the Republican Party in 1964...
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Essie Mae Washington-Williams (category Strom Thurmond)
2013) was an American teacher and author. She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951) and longtime United States senator...
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children) of Strom Thurmond, who served in the United States Senate for 48 years. Paul was born to Nancy (née Moore) and Strom Thurmond on January 9,...
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1948 United States presidential election (category Strom Thurmond)
launched a third-party "Dixiecrat" ticket led by South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond. The Dixiecrats hoped to win enough electoral votes to force a contingent...
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great-grandfather, Coleman Sharpton, was a slave owned by Julia Thurmond, whose grandfather was Strom Thurmond's great-great-grandfather. Coleman Sharpton was later...
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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...
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Strom Thurmond High School (STHS) is a four year high school located in Johnston, a town in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. It is named...
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1996 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond, won re-election against Democratic challenger Elliott Springs Close...
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1984 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Melvin Purvis....
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1978 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
from the state of South Carolina. Popular incumbent Republican Senator Strom Thurmond defeated Democratic challenger Charles D. Ravenel. The South Carolina...
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The Strom Thurmond Federal Building and United States Courthouse is United States federal building located in Columbia, South Carolina, which was completed...
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1954 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
the party's decision to forgo a primary election, and former Governor Strom Thurmond entered the race as a write-in candidate. He easily won the election...
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1990 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
Republican U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond cruised to re-election against Democratic challenger Bob Cunningham. U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond faced no opposition...
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Lindsey Graham, serving since 2003, and Tim Scott, serving since 2013. Strom Thurmond was the state's longest-serving senator (1954–1956, 1956–2003). United...
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referred to as the "Dixiecrats", nominated South Carolina Governor Strom Thurmond for president. The new party collapsed after Truman won the 1948 United...
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James Eastland, he supported the Dixiecrat ticket in 1948 headed by Strom Thurmond, and signed the Southern Manifesto, which called for massive resistance...
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1960 United States Senate election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
incumbent Senator Strom Thurmond easily won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. This was Thurmond's last Senate race in...
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1956 United States Senate special election in South Carolina (category Strom Thurmond)
resignation of Senator Strom Thurmond on April 4, 1956, who was keeping a campaign pledge he had made in the 1954 election. Thurmond was unopposed in his...
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running, but backed down when Thurmond received endorsements from prominent Democrats in South Carolina. Senator Strom Thurmond easily defeated Robert Cunningham...
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alcohol by children. Soon after the ads first aired in 1987, Senator Strom Thurmond began his own media campaign, claiming that the beer maker was using...
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unpledged Democratic electors from Mississippi and Alabama voted for Strom Thurmond as vice president. a.^ This figure is problematic; see Alabama popular...
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from the position after controversy due to his praising of Senator Strom Thurmond's 1948 segregationist Dixiecrat presidential bid. From 1968 to 1972,...
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splinter group of segregationist Southern Democrats, who ran their own (Strom Thurmond/Fielding L. Wright) ticket, opposing Truman's civil rights policy. This...
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Murder of Davis Timmerman (category Strom Thurmond)
case has centered around Sue Logue's personal life, as she was one of Strom Thurmond's lovers. All four suspects were convicted of Timmerman's murder and...
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