Title: Strom : the complicated personal and political life of Strom Thurmond /
Authors: Bass, Jack.; Thompson, Marilyn W.
Publisher: Public Affairs,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Thurmond, Strom,; United States. Biography.; Legislators United States Biography
Abstract: First elected to public office in 1929, Strom Thurmond was a pivotal figure in the nation's politics for more than seven decades, particularly when it came to issues of race: the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948, originator of the 1956 "Southern Manifesto" against the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling, holder of the record for a Senate filibuster for his opposition to the 1957 Civil Rights Bill. Yet as a young man Thurmond had secretly fathered a daughter with the family's black maid, and quietly supported her through college and beyond. Journalists Bass and Thompson both covered him for years and broke the big stories. In this book, they tell us a great deal about power and politics in our nation and race's twisted roots in the 20th century South.--From publisher description.
Contents: The boldness of an edgefield man -- "I have good genes" -- "The commendable efforts of Mr. Thurmond" -- Circuit judge James Strom Thurmond -- The Judge's women -- "So many narrow escapes" -- Progressive outlook, progressive program, progressive leadership -- "My darling Jean" -- "Dear sir" -- Dixiecrat -- Campaign of the century -- "Strum Thormond" -- Hard times -- Rambunctious Democrat -- The Republican road -- "And you refuse to answer that?" -- "Nixon's the one" -- "Amazement and wonder" -- "Time for change" -- Life in California -- Playing the game -- Mainstream senator -- "My baby is dying" -- "Alive and serving" -- "Blind, but now I see" -- Breaking the silence.