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James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Before his 48 years as a senator, he served as the 103rd governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
James Strom Thurmond (Edgefield, 5 dicembre 1902 – Edgefield, 26 giugno 2003) è stato un politico statunitense. Fu il terzo senatore della storia americana a superare i cent'anni d'età e l'unico a festeggiare il secolo di vita mentre era ancora in carica.
11 apr 2024 · Strom Thurmond was an American politician who was a prominent states’ rights and segregation advocate. He ran for the presidency in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket and was one of the longest-serving senators in U.S. history (1954–2003).
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5 mag 2019 · Learn about the life and career of Strom Thurmond, who ran for president as a Dixiecrat in 1948 and served 48 years in the U.S. Senate. Find out how he opposed civil rights, filibustered a bill, and switched parties.
5 mag 2019 · Strom Thurmond era un politico segregazionista che si candidò alla presidenza nel 1948 su una piattaforma contraria ai diritti civili per gli afroamericani. In seguito ha servito 48 anni - otto sorprendenti mandati - come senatore degli Stati Uniti dalla Carolina del Sud.
Following military duty in the Pacific and European theaters during World War II, where he participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and earned a Purple Heart, Thurmond served as governor of South Carolina from 1947 to 1951.
27 giu 2003 · Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a central figure in the political transformation of the South and the longest-serving senator in American history, died yesterday in Edgefield, S.C. He was 100....
