Senator Strom Thurmond tried to prevent the passage of the civil rights act of 1957 by filibuster.
Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster in US history. Thurmond filibustered against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
Strom Thurmond's birth name is James Strom Thurmond.
Charles H. Thurmond is related to Strom Thurmond.
In 1957, Thurmond tried to derail the civil rights bill by conducting the longest filibuster ever made by a single senator. He spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes. In the end, the bill still passed the House and the Senate. President Eisenhower signed it into law on September 9, 1957.
Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902.
Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902.
Strom Thurmond undertook the longest filibuster in the history of the United States in order to block Civil Rights legislation. The filibuster lasted more than 24 hours.
The area of Lake Strom Thurmond is 287.731 square kilometers.
Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond died on June 26, 2003 at the age of 100.
Nancy Moore Thurmond married Strom Thurmond in 1968 when she was 22 and he was 66. That makes her around 70 years old today.