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James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American politician who served as governor of South Carolina and as a United States Senator. He also ran for the presidency of the United States in 1948 under the segregationist States Rights Democratic Party banner. He garnered 39 electoral votes in that election. He is also noted as the most prominent racist to serve in the United States Legislature, and he later represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 to... full article at wikipedia

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  • Sep 16, 1964
  • Jun 26, 2003
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_prop_bot Aug 20, 2008

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