Senator Strom Thurmond
Senator Strom Thurmond takes a break from his filibuster against the 1957 civil rights bill. The South Carolina Democrat made the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single senator, speaking for a total of 24 hours and 18 minutes. (CSU_2015_11_1308)
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11061194
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45277831
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3000px x 2196px
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Everett Collection
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