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See moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record

Cory Booker breaks Edgefield native Strom Thurmond's filibuster record

The record for speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate once held by South Carolina U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond was broken earlier this week as part of

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See the moment Sen. Cory Booker broke Strom Thurmond's record

As he broke a record set when Thurmond stood against the Civil Rights Act, Booker said, "I'm not here, though, because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because, as powerful as he was,

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Thurmond set a record opposing civil rights. A Black senator broke it.

Strom Thurmond bragged for years about dehydrating his body to prepare for his speech opposing the Civil Rights Act. He didn’t talk about his Black daughter, though.

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The Longest Filibuster in American History

He received his bachelor's and Master’s degrees from Stanford and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at The Queen’s College, Oxford, earning a degree in United States history in 1994. He got ...

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Strom Thurmond softball is in it to win it with hot start to region slate

The Strom Thurmond softball team is jelling. And it showed with the group’s strong 10-3 start to the season with a 3-1 record in region play after beating Pelion 8-3 on March 25. “That's a goo ...

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Booker's Senate record broke Thurmond's plea to 'go down fighting' against voting rights

Booker broke the Senate speech record held by Sen. Strom Thurmond who argued for a full day against the Civil Rights Act of ...

Sen. Booker reflects on breaking segregationist senator’s record

Sen. Cory Booker joins Ari Melber reflects on beating Sen. Strom Thurmond's record for longest speech on the Senate floor.

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