James Strom Thurmond

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Presidential_Citizens_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-12-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:centenarian true
gptkbp:child gptkb:Essie_Mae_Washington-Williams
gptkb:James_Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
gptkb:Juliana_Gertrude_Thurmond_Whitmer
gptkb:Nancy_Moore_Thurmond
gptkb:Paul_Reynolds_Thurmond
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-06-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:White_American
gptkbp:filibusterDuration 24 hours, 18 minutes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Strom Thurmond
gptkbp:knownFor opposition to civil rights legislation
long filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:notable_campaign 1948
gptkbp:notableFor longest-serving U.S. Senator at the time of his retirement
1948 Dixiecrat presidential candidate
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:judge
gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Eleanor_Gertrude_Strom
gptkb:John_William_Thurmond
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkb:Governor_of_South_Carolina
gptkbp:presidentialCandidateParty States' Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrat)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Southern_Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Willowbrook_Cemetery,_Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:senatorFrom gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:signature Strom Thurmond Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Crouch
gptkb:Nancy_Janice_Moore
gptkbp:termEnd gptkb:Governor_of_South_Carolina:_1951
gptkb:United_States_Senate:_2003
gptkbp:termStart gptkb:Governor_of_South_Carolina:_1947
gptkb:United_States_Senate:_1954
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