Strom Thurmond at 100 On Dec. 5, ... swimming pools, homes and churches. In the 1948 presidential election, Thurmond won more than a million votes and carried four southern states. ...

In 1957, Sen. Strom Thurmond prepared for his filibuster against civil rights legislation with steam baths — to become dehydrated so he wouldn't need a bathroom break. He got at least one chance ...