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'''James Strom Thurmond''' was an [[United States]] [[Senate|Senator]] from [[South Carolina]] for over fifty years. He served from 1954 to 1964 as a [[Democrat]] and from 1964 to 2003 as a [[Republican]]. Thurmond was originally a strong supporter of [[segregation]], and when the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] outlawed discrimination, Thurmond changed parties. At Thurmond's one hundredth birthday party, Senate Majority Leader [[Trent Lott]] stated that things would have been a lot better if Thurmond had been elected president when he ran. This eventually caused Lott to resign his position as Majority Leader, as Thurmond had run on a pro-segregation platform.
'''James Strom Thurmond''' was an [[United States]] [[Senate|Senator]] from [[South Carolina]] for over fifty years. He served from 1954 to 1964 as a [[Democrat]] and from 1964 to 2003 as a [[Republican]].
In the late 1940s, Strom Thurmond was a [[liberal]]. <ref>http://www.kevinbaker.info/c_wtm.html What Trent Meant], Kevin Baker.</ref> As Governor of South Carolina, Thurmond said on a radio broadcast,
{{Cquote|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 workmen’s compensation laws, and better working conditions in plants and factories. He repeated his call for better public education, and told his constituents that
{{Cquote|more attention should be given to Negro education.}}
Thurmand also was a pioneer as a Democrat for [[feminism]] and the women's movement. He also demanded in his inagural
{{Cquote|equal rights for women in every respect...equal pay for equal work for women.}}
Thurmond as a Democrat had been a supporter of [[segregation]], and when the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] outlawed discrimination, Thurmond changed parties. At Thurmond's one hundredth birthday party, Senate Majority Leader [[Trent Lott]] stated that things would have been a lot better if Thurmond had been elected president when he ran. This eventually caused Lott to resign his position as Majority Leader, as Thurmond had run on a pro-segregation platform.
After Thurmond's death, it was revealed that he had fathered a child with an [[African American]] woman.
After Thurmond's death, it was revealed that he had fathered a child with an [[African American]] woman.
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