The Longest Filibuster in Senate History

Strom Thurmond’s Dedication to Racism

William Spivey
The Polis
Published in
4 min readSep 19, 2023

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Strom Thurmond can be criticized for many things, but nobody can doubt his dedication. He was determined to fight the Civil Rights Act of 1957. That Act would establish the Civil Rights Division within the Department of Justice and a U.S. Civil Rights Commission.

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William Spivey
The Polis

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