Senator Strom Thurmond

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation Southern Manifesto
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:bornIn December 5, 1902
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nancy_Thurmond
gptkb:Paul_Thurmond
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
Strom_Thurmond_III
Julian_Thurmond
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Columbia,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:diedIn June 26, 2003
gptkbp:education gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Strom_Thurmond
gptkbp:governs January 6, 1947
January 27, 1951
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Strom Thurmond
gptkbp:isUsedFor gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Filibuster_against_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Opposition to civil rights legislation
gptkbp:legacy Civil rights opposition
Controversial_figure_in_American_politics
Influence_on_Republican_Party's_Southern_strategy
Symbol_of_Southern_conservatism
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Strom
gptkbp:notableEvent 1964 presidential election
1970s political shift in South
1996 presidential election endorsement
gptkbp:notableFor Longest-serving_senator_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_F._Byrnes
gptkbp:retired gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:servedIn Governor_of_South_Carolina
United_States_Senator
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_C._Thurmond
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Burnet_R._Maybank
gptkbp:termEnd January 3, 2003
gptkbp:termStart November 7, 1954