The Dixiecrats chose South Carolina's governor, Strom Thurmond, for president
and Fielding L. Wright, governor of Mississippi, for vice president.The Year Smith Thurmond lead the dixiecrat party!! In 1948.
J. Strom Thurmond
Strom Thurmond's birth name is James Strom Thurmond.
Charles H. Thurmond is related to Strom Thurmond.
Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902. Thurmond is the longest serving Senator in the history of the U.S. Senate. He was a member of the Democratic Party but switched to the Republican Party to protest the Civil Rights Act.
Strom Thurmond left the democratic party because his views and their views differed greatly. They did not want the same things and did not agree on how the country was being run.
Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902.
Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902.
They disagreed with the Democratic Party philosophy.
Strom Thurmond
The area of Lake Strom Thurmond is 287.731 square kilometers.
Strom Thurmond was initially a Democrat, serving as a Democratic senator from South Carolina. However, in 1964, he switched to the Republican Party, largely due to his opposition to civil rights legislation. Thurmond became a prominent figure in the Republican Party and served as a senator until 2003.
Strom Thurmond died on June 26, 2003 at the age of 100.