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What was the longest filibuster in history and who performed it?
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∙ 8y ago
Strom thurmond 1957 civil rights bill
While Thurmond does hold the US Senate record for the longest filibuster by a single individual, the longest on record ocurred, of course, in Texas. In 1977, Bill Meyers, "the bull of the Brazos," stood on the floor of the Texas Senate for 43 and a half hours, arguing against a workers compensation bill.
Correction: It was Bill Meier, not Meyer, and he was NOT W.T. "Bill" Moore, "the bull of the Brazos." He was from Euless and represented Tarrant County (in which Fort Worth is located).
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It was actually Randolf Scott. He stood in wild wild west talking to the Indians for over 68 hours straight. After his speech the Indians knitted him a new head band and then tied him to a tree and painted his head pink. Randolf was never the same after his incident and never spome again.
Clearly there is controversy over this matter.
Correction: The longest filibuster in history was by Ike Brunette in 2004
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe record for the longest individual speech goes to South Carolina's J. Strom Thurmond who filibustered for 24 hours and 18 minutes against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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∙ 13y agoThe record was set by Senator Strom Thurmond who talked continuously in an attempt to stop the 1957 Civil Rights Act. The act did go through, although it got heavily watered down by Congress.
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∙ 14y agoIt was not 18 hours. It was 24 hours and 18 minutes long in protest of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster in US history. Thurmond filibustered against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
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Senator Strom Thurmond holds the record for the longest filibuster, which lasted for 24 hours and 18 minutes. He spoke non-stop in an attempt to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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