Strom Thurmond of South Carolina ... electoral votes as part of a states-rights uprising against President Harry Truman's support for civil rights. "I want to tell you," he declared in one ...

On this day in 2002, Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.), the oldest ... Thurmond carried four states, receiving 39 electoral votes; Truman won. In campaigning, Thurmond told his followers: “I wanna tell ...

Strom Thurmond, no longer vigorous at 98 ... Thurmond fought President Truman's integration efforts.Thurmond, left, was nominated for president in 1948 on the Dixiecrat ticket.The days of news ...

Although Truman won reelection ... according to the book “Strom Thurmond and the Politics of Southern Change” by Nadine Cohodas. Despite his efforts, the bill passed. He continued to move ...

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina ... Thurmond finished a distant third to President Harry Truman that year, but his million votes cracked the once- solid Democratic South and helped set the ...

Against all odds, Truman went on to win in November in a four-way race against Dewey, Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and former Vice President Henry Wallace.

Truman’s commitment to civil rights alienated a large part of the South. His commitment to stopping Soviet expansion had also alienated the most liberal wing of his party. Gov. Strom Thurmond ...

Truman addressed the NAACP in June 1947 ... The so-called Dixiecrats, led by South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond and others, would pull away in defiance, ultimately transforming national politics.

Strom Thurmond of South Carolina -- who spent nearly ... Thurmond began his political career as a Democrat, splitting with President Harry Truman in 1948 to mount a "Dixiecrat" presidential ...

However, as President Truman integrated the Armed Forces and ... "I want to say this about my state: When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it.