2006-10-24 09:53:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
He was a Senator from West Virginia. He was senator for a very, very long time. He was famous for once delaying a civil rights bill being voted on by reading a complete phone book for 24 hours. He was known as a strong racist. At the end of his life, he started to employ African Americans and tried to give them more rights. He actually switched parties; from Republican to Democrat.
2006-10-24 09:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to April 1956 and November 1956 to 1964 as a Democrat and from 1964 to 2003 as a Republican. He served as Senator through his 90s, and left office at age 100 as the longest-serving senator ever. However, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia surpassed Thurmond's record of length of senatorial service, but not age in the Senate, on June 12, 2006. Aside from his infamous womanizing, Thurmond is perhaps most famous for being one of the most strident and sustained proponents of institutionalized segregation. In particular, he gained notoriety for conducting the longest filibuster ever conducted by a United States Senator in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and for running for president in 1948 as a Dixiecrat.
2006-10-24 09:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A Senator from South Carolina that served longer than any other senator, and was the oldest serving Senator at the same time. A highly controversial senator, due to his strong stance against the civil rights movement, he is responsible for the single longest filibuster in American history over the civil rights act.
2006-10-24 09:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a DEMOCRAT who started his own political party called States Rights and later joined the REPUBLICAN party. Although many thought him to be a racist, he did have a black daughter. He was also considered to be a womanizer well into his 90's and his last marriage was to a woman 30 or 40 years younger than he was.
2006-10-24 10:04:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe he was a Senator from one of the Carolinas who passed away a year or two ago. He was in politics for a long, long time.
2006-10-24 09:54:49 · answer #5 · answered by gatesfam@swbell.net 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was Senator of South Carolina for the longest time.
2006-10-24 09:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by Clints_wench 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was a racist Senator for far too long a time!
2006-10-24 09:59:52 · answer #7 · answered by MSJP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A racist old congressman. Senator-South Carolina
2006-10-24 09:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by Kris B 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
An old, old-school, congressman or senator from SC I think.
2006-10-24 09:54:32 · answer #9 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋