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2023-08-29 10:42:56 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8AF5F65C2A37F11EBA7D459FBFE2448D162EF72DD2E40897655364BD3EF56C52
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Senator Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), Democrat of Minnesota, and Senator Strom Thurmond (1902–2003), then Democrat of South Carolina, who was fervently opposed to the bill. The debate was broadcast on March 18, 1964, on CBS Reports: Filibuster—Birth Struggle of a Law. https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/multimedia/hubert-humphrey-and-strom-thurmond.html
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