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James Strom Thurmond, né le 5 décembre 1902 à Edgefield (États-Unis) et mort le 26 juin 2003 dans la même ville, est un avocat, militaire et homme politique américain, membre du Parti démocrate de 1933 à 1964 puis du Parti républicain jusqu'à sa mort.
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.
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). Learn more about Thurmond’s life and career in this article.
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5 mai 2019 · Strom Thurmond was a segregationist politician who ran for president in 1948 on a platform opposed to civil rights for African Americans. He later served 48 years—an astonishing eight terms—as a U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Strom Thurmond served in the United States Senate from 1956 to 2003 (interrupted in 1956). He was a supporter of the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
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. He ran as the States’ Rights Democratic (also known as Dixiecrat) candidate for president in 1948, calling for ...
Strom Thurmond, le ségrégationniste, n'a jamais manqué au cours de sa vie de veiller à ce que cette fille aînée, enseignante, reçoive une éducation convenable et ne manque de rien. Elle est officiellement reconnue par les autres enfants du vieux sénateur.
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