Expert Conversations on Strom Thurmond

July 13, 2012

Expert Conversations is a new video series featuring Emory University faculty discussing his/her expertise. In this video, history professors Patrick Allitt and Joseph Crespino dive into the life of Strom Thurmond (the long-time senator from South Carolina), what he means to the Republican party, and where he'd fit in today. Crespino wrote a book on Thurmond called "Strom Thurmond's America."

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