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Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Rest in piss, Strom.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

It was the longest single-person Senate speech until 2025, when the record was broken by Cory Booker with Booker speaking for twenty-five hours and four minutes.

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