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Thurmond’s statues and legacy split over civil rights history
Courson and Carter defend Strom Thurmond’s record while controversy grows over a statue on the State House grounds. They note his mixed history from the 1948 Dixiecrat campaign to later votes extending the Voting Rights Act, with critics urging a fuller reckoning of his segregationist era.
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