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{{Cquote|equal rights for women in every respect...equal pay for equal work for women.}}
{{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.
Thurmond as a Democrat had been a supporter of [[segregation]], and like many New Dealers by the 1960s were disenchanted with the [[Great Society]] and 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.