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==Early career==

==Early career==

Thurmond began his career as a Democrat.  As a South Carolina state senator in 1938 he publicly opposed [[lynching]] and declared that the [[Ku Klux Klan]] stood for "the most abominable type of lawlessness." Thurmond called himself a "[[progressive]]."

Thurmond began his career as a Democrat.  As a South Carolina state senator in 1938 he publicly opposed [[lynching]] and declared that the [[Ku Klux Klan]] stood for "the most abominable type of lawlessness." Thurmond called himself a "[[progressive]]".<ref name="The Legacy of Strom Thurmond">[https://www.counterpunch.org/2004/03/08/the-legacy-of-strom-thurmond/ The Legacy of Strom Thurmond]</ref>

==Governor==

==Governor==

In the late 1940s, Strom Thurmond—a Democrat—was a moderate and a modernizer who represented the middle class, the wealthy landowners, and the business community in the state to bring in new industry.  In South Carolina terms he was a [[New Deal]] liberal, but he rejected the populism of the "lint heads" (mill workers and poor farmers) led by Cole Blease and Olin Johnston.  Thurmond belonged to the more conservative faction of the Democrat Party led by [[James Byrnes]].<ref>Jack Bass and Marilyn W. Thompson, ''Ol' Strom: An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond'' (2003), pp 121-22; ch 8</ref>  As Governor of South Carolina, Thurmond said on a radio broadcast: ''"We need a progressive outlook, a progressive program and a progressive leadership."''  In his inaugural address as governor, Thurmond not only called for abolishing the [[poll tax]], but also advocated expanding workman's compensation laws, and better working conditions in plants and factories.  He repeated his call for better public education, and told the state that ''"more attention should be given to Negro education".''<ref>https://www.counterpunch.org/2004/03/08/the-legacy-of-strom-thurmond/</ref>

In the late 1940s, Strom Thurmond—a Democrat—was a moderate and a modernizer who represented the middle class, the wealthy landowners, and the business community in the state to bring in new industry.  In South Carolina terms he was a [[New Deal]] liberal, but he rejected the populism of the "lint heads" (mill workers and poor farmers) led by Cole Blease and Olin Johnston.  Thurmond belonged to the more conservative faction of the Democrat Party led by [[James Byrnes]].<ref>Jack Bass and Marilyn W. Thompson, ''Ol' Strom: An Unauthorized Biography of Strom Thurmond'' (2003), pp 121-22; ch 8</ref>  As Governor of South Carolina, Thurmond said on a radio broadcast: ''"We need a progressive outlook, a progressive program and a progressive leadership."''  In his inaugural address as governor, Thurmond not only called for abolishing the [[poll tax]], but also advocated expanding workman's compensation laws, and better working conditions in plants and factories.  He repeated his call for better public education, and told the state that ''"more attention should be given to Negro education".''<ref name="The Legacy of Strom Thurmond"/>

Thurmond advocated in his inaugural speech: ''..."equal rights for women in every respect...equal pay for equal work for women."''

Thurmond advocated in his inaugural speech: ''..."equal rights for women in every respect...equal pay for equal work for women."''