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==Senator==
==Senator==
A staunch segregationist who opposed [[civil rights]] efforts by [[Republicans]] during the 50s and 60s, Thurmond led the longest filibuster ever recorded in U.S. history when blocking the [[1957 Civil Rights Act]], speaking continuously for twenty-four hours and eighteen minutes.<ref>Memmott, Mark (March 7, 2013). [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/03/07/173736882/how-did-strom-thurmond-last-through-his-24-hour-filibuster How Did Strom Thurmond Last Through His 24-Hour Filibuster?]. ''NPR''. Retrieved January 2, 2021.</ref>
Like many [[New Deal]]ers, Thurmond by the 1960s was disenchanted with [[big government]], the [[War on Poverty]], and the [[Great Society]]'s attack on Black families and traditional values, which led to his defection to the Republicans in 1964. By the 1970s, poverty emerged victorious in this great national struggle, with [[stagflation]], no growth, high unemployment to achieve equality among races, crumbling family structure and rising abortion rates were the hallmarks of the [[Marxist]] utopia that Democrats were seeking to build. Many New Deal era Democrats had already left the party.
Like many [[New Deal]]ers, Thurmond by the 1960s was disenchanted with [[big government]], the [[War on Poverty]], and the [[Great Society]]'s attack on Black families and traditional values, which led to his defection to the Republicans in 1964. By the 1970s, poverty emerged victorious in this great national struggle, with [[stagflation]], no growth, high unemployment to achieve equality among races, crumbling family structure and rising abortion rates were the hallmarks of the [[Marxist]] utopia that Democrats were seeking to build. Many New Deal era Democrats had already left the party.