Strom Thurmond Sr.

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocated_for States' rights
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Dixiecrat
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:birth_date 1902-12-05
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Edgefield,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:children gptkb:Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 2003-06-26
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Columbia,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:education gptkb:Clemson_University
gptkbp:famous_for Filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1964
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strom Thurmond Sr.
gptkbp:influenced Conservative politics in the South
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_C._Calhoun
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Senate_Veterans'_Affairs_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Rules_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Aging
gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works
gptkb:Senate_Armed_Services_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Health,_Education,_Labor,_and_Pensions
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Judiciary
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Homeland_Security_and_Governmental_Affairs
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Health,_Education,_Labor,_and_Pensions
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Armed_Services
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Environment_and_Public_Works
gptkb:Senate_Special_Committee_on_Aging
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Indian_Affairs
gptkb:Senate_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Intelligence
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Indian_Affairs
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_the_Budget
Senate Education Committee
gptkbp:known_for Civil Rights opposition
gptkbp:military_service gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname Strom
gptkbp:notable_for Longest-serving U. S. Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:2003
1946
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position Segregationist
gptkbp:position gptkb:Governor
U. S. Senator from South Carolina
gptkbp:residence gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:served_as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Strom Thurmond's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_C._Thurmond
gptkbp:supported gptkb:Jim_Crow_laws
gptkbp:term_end 2003-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1947-12-24
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Strom_Thurmond_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6