On August 28, 1957, Strom Thurmond, a Democratic United States senator from South Carolina, began a filibuster intended to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The filibuster—an extend
Strom Thurmond, c. 1948
Cartoon by James T. Berryman showing Wayne Morse's shock at Thurmond surpassing his record
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law on September 9, 1957