“I wanna tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that there's not enough troops in the army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the nigra race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches.”

— Strom Thurmond

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About Strom Thurmond

Politician • American

James Strom Thurmond was an American politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South Carolina. He began his career as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party in 1964, becoming a...

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