DEMOCRAT Sen. Strom Thurmond owns the record for the longest filibuster in the U.S. Senate. Sixty years ago today, DEMOCRAT Thurmond spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes.
What was so important that DEMOCRAT Thurmond decided to filibuster for more than a day?
DEMOCRAT Thurmond was hoping to halt the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
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