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On August 28, 1957, Strom Thurmond, then a Democratic United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The filibuster—an extended speech designed to stall legislation—began at 8:54 p.m. [a] and lasted until 9:12 p.m. the following day, a duration of 24 hours and ...
Mar 7, 2013 · Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina after his 24+ hour filibuster in 1957. He was a Democrat then. Later, Thurmond would switch to the Republican Party. AP. A piece by Vanity Fair today led...
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Strom Thurmond’s filibuster against certain provisions of the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1957, at 24 hours, 18 minutes in length, was the longest ever given in the U. S. Senate. It is recorded in the Congressional Record, vol. 103, part 12, pp. 16263–16456.
Apr 11, 2016 · Learn how a group of Southern senators, led by Strom Thurmond, launched a record-setting filibuster to block the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Find out how President Johnson and his allies overcame the obstacle and passed the landmark legislation.
Mar 26, 2021 · Note to Mitch McConnell: Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster, the longest ever, was racist. - The Washington Post. Advertisement. This article was published more than 3 years ago. Retropolis....
During the debate over the law, Senator Strom Thurmond conducted the longest one-person filibuster in Senate history. Under the direction of Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, the Senate passed a watered-down, yet also passable, version of the House bill which removed stringent voting protection clauses. [1]
Feb 2, 2021 · Learn how the filibuster, a tactic of prolonged speech to block legislation, originated in ancient Rome and became a controversial feature of American politics. Explore how the filibuster was used and changed during the civil rights era, including the famous Strom Thurmond filibuster of 1957.
