What did Strom Thurmond filibuster?
What did Strom Thurmond filibuster? On August 28, 1957, United States Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina began a filibuster, or extended speech, intended to stop the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This made the filibuster the longest single-person filibuster in U.S. Senate history, a record that still stands today. Who opposed […]