Strom Thurmond

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Dixiecrat_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Dixiecrat_Party
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Guard_Association_of_the_United_States_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:American_Legion_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_the_Palmetto
gptkb:South_Carolina_Order_of_the_Palmetto
gptkb:South_Carolina_Order_of_the_Silver_Crescent
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
Honorary Doctorate from Clemson University
gptkbp:birth_date 1902-12-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:born_on December 5, 1902
gptkbp:campaigned_against civil rights legislation
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nancy_Thurmond
gptkb:Paul_Thurmond
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
Julian Thurmond
gptkbp:committee gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:death_date 2003-06-26
gptkbp:died_on June 26, 2003
gptkbp:election gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:ethnicity White American
gptkbp:famous_for Filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957
gptkbp:governor gptkb:South_Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strom Thurmond
gptkbp:influenced Conservative politics in the South
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkbp:known_for Longest-serving senator in U. S. history
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Strom
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:1948_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Southern_Manifesto
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:lawyer
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkb:Governor
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Segregationist
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Olin_D._Johnston
gptkbp:received_electoral_votes gptkb:39
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Baptist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:runs_through gptkb:1948_presidential_campaign
gptkb:Harry_S._Truman
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:service_years 1942-1946
gptkbp:signature Strom Thurmond's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_C._Thurmond
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jim_De_Mint
gptkbp:term_end 2003-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1947-12-24
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:activists
gptkb:election
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Judge
gptkb:veterans
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkb:lawyer
public servant
controversial figure
member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
member of the South Carolina Senate
advocate for states' rights
longest-serving senator
conservative politician
Republican politician
member of the U. S. House of Representatives
Democratic politician
civil rights opponent
founder of the Dixiecrat Party
opponent of desegregation
political figure in the 20th century
politician in the 1940s
politician in the 1950s
politician in the 1960s
politician in the 1970s
politician in the 1980s
politician in the 1990s
politician in the 2000s
politician who switched parties
presidential candidate in 1948
presidential elector
segregationist
senator for 48 years
southern politician
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_F._Byrnes
gptkb:the_Old_Senate_Chamber
gptkb:77th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:84th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:76th_United_States_Congress
gptkb:1948_United_States_presidential_election
gptkb:Dixiecrats
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4