Strom
the complicated personal and political life of Strom Thurmond
1st ed,
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Author
Contributions
- Thompson, Marilyn W. - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Public Affairs, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
103,750 words, Guess
Page Count
415 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3424613M
- ISBN-101586482971
- OCLC Control Number58729399
- OCLC Control Numberstromcomplicated00bass
- Library of Congress Control Number2005047581
and 2 more
- Goodreads5399059
- LibraryThing1303493
Classifications
- DDC328.73/092
- LCCE748.T58 B374 2005
- DDCB
Description
First elected to public office in 1929, Strom Thurmond was a pivotal figure in the nation's politics for more than seven decades, particularly when it came to issues of race: the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948, originator of the 1956 "Southern Manifesto" against the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, holder of the record for a Senate filibuster for his opposition to the 1957 Civil Rights Bill. Yet as a young man Thurmond had secretly fathered a daughter with the family's black maid, and quietly supported her through college and beyond. Journalists Bass and Thompson both covered him for years and broke the big stories. In this book, they tell us a great deal about power and politics in our nation and race's twisted roots in the 20th century South.--From publisher description.
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- Biography.
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