Strom Thurmond

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1902-12-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:children gptkb:Nancy_Thurmond
gptkb:Paul_Thurmond
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
Julian_Thurmond
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Filibuster_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
Racial segregation advocacy
Civil_Rights_Act_opposition
gptkbp:deathDate 2003-06-26
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strom Thurmond
gptkbp:image Strom Thurmond 2001.jpg
Strom_Thurmond_1948.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lindsey_Graham
gptkb:Tim_Scott
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkbp:legacy Long-standing political career
Impact on civil rights legislation
Symbol of the Southern Strategy
Controversial_figure_in_American_politics
Influence_on_Republican_Party's_shift_to_the_right
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Strom
gptkbp:notableFor Segregationist policies
Presidential candidate in 1948
Longest-serving_U.S._Senator
gptkbp:office Governor_of_South_Carolina
United_States_Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition gptkb:Southern_Democrat
Conservative
Republican
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:James_F._Byrnes
gptkbp:religion Baptist
gptkbp:signature Strom_Thurmond's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_C._Thurmond
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jim_DeMint
gptkbp:termEnd 2003-01-03
gptkbp:termStart 1947-12-24