Senator Strom Thurmond

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gptkb:Presidential_Citizens_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-12-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:centenarian true
gptkbp:child gptkb:Essie_Mae_Washington-Williams
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-06-26
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gptkbp:filibusterDuration 24 hours 18 minutes
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Strom_Thurmond
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gptkbp:governorTermStart 1947
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Strom Thurmond
gptkbp:longestServingSenatorAtRetirement true
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:notableFilibuster gptkb:1957_Civil_Rights_Act
gptkbp:notableFor oldest serving U.S. Senator
opposition to civil rights legislation
switching from Democratic to Republican Party
fathered a child with a Black woman, Essie Mae Washington-Williams
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:military_officer
politician
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gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Dixiecrat
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gptkbp:presidentialParty States' Rights Democratic Party (Dixiecrat)
gptkbp:presidentOfSenate 2001
1981-1987
1995-2001
2001-2003
gptkbp:ranForOffice 1948
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Southern_Baptist
gptkbp:signature Strom Thurmond signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Crouch
gptkb:Nancy_Moore
gptkbp:termEnd 1951
2003
gptkbp:termStart 1954
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