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Thurmond’s oldest child — born when he was a 22-year-old man and her mother, Carrie Butler, a 16-year-old black maid in his father’s house – had kept the senator’s secret, an open one ...
Aug 21, 2019 · James Strom Thurmond, or Strom, was born on December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina. This historic county was also the home of Francis Hugh Wardlaw, the author of the South Carolina Ordinance of Secession, and Preston Brooks, who caned Charles Sumner in 1856. These three are actually all buried in the same cemetery, resting in the same soil.
Strom Thurmond. James Strom Thurmond Sr. was an American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to 2003. Prior to his 48 years as a senator, he served as ...
Dec 6, 2002 · Thurmond looked up eagerly when Lott declared that his 89-year-old mother "has a crush on Strom." Laughter flowed, as it did during the predictable jokes about Thurmond's age. Advertisement
Sep 18, 2012 · The most pessimistic political observers may be tempted to agree that we are all living in Strom Thurmond’s America, in the words of Crespino’s title. Crespino encompasses a vast sweep of ...
Jun 27, 2003 · Thurmond died at 9:45 p.m., his son, Strom Jr., said. He had been living in a newly renovated wing of a hospital in Edgefield. Frail and wheelchair-bound in his final years, Thurmond was a robust ...
Dec 16, 2002 · Thurmond has never publicly repudiated his segregationist past, and with his 100 th birthday and a Senate career behind him, it’s doubtful he ever will. The legend of Strom’s Remorse was ...
