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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]]".<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>

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] ('''Warning:''' Article contains foul, inappropriate language)</ref>

==Governor==

==Governor==