Strom Thurmond

James Strom Thurmond, Sr. (1902-2003) served as governor of South Carolina from 1947-1951. He served in the United States Senate for 48 years.

South Carolina's "Dixiecrat" Movement | History of SC Slide Collection

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Postwar politics in South Carolina were affected by the many changes that the war had brought. Many new citizens flocked to the state, partly because of the many military bases there, and partly...

Rebirth of the "Two-Party System" in South Carolina | History of SC Slide Collection

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Slowly, South Carolina witnessed the rebirth of a two-party system in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1964, the state voted against a southern Democratic candidate, Texan Lyndon B. Johnson, and instead cast...

Senator Strom Thurmond | S.C. Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

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Senator Strom Thurmond was with the 1st Army all through the war in Europe. They encountered Buchenwald near Leipzig, and he recalls "never having seen the like of what I saw there." He relays that...

Senator Strom Thurmond | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902—June 26, 2003) served 48 years as United States Senator from South Carolina. He was Governor of South Carolina from 1947-1951 and ran for President in 1948 as...