During the debate over the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Strom Thurmond, a Senator from South Carolina, conducted a filibuster to oppose the legislation. He spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes, making it one of the longest filibusters in U.S. Senate history. Thurmond aimed to delay the passage of the bill, which sought to end segregation and discrimination based on race, but ultimately, the act was passed despite his efforts.
He extended Civil Rights to women. That is Civil rights could not be abridged based on gender.
Senator Strom Thurmond tried to prevent the passage of the civil rights act of 1957 by filibuster.
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Dixiecrats were angry he supported civil rights. Storm Thurmond took the support of southern Democrats.
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.
The main constitutional arguements during the debate over slavery were representation in Congress, importation of slaves, and the Bill of Rights.
In 1957, Thurmond tried to derail the civil rights bill by conducting the longest filibuster ever made by a single senator. He spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes. In the end, the bill still passed the House and the Senate. President Eisenhower signed it into law on September 9, 1957.
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.
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
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Strom Thurmond undertook the longest filibuster in the history of the United States in order to block Civil Rights legislation. The filibuster lasted more than 24 hours.