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I am not positive about this, but I think a Sen. Strom
Jan 15, 2017, 9:14 AM
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Thurmond should get a statue placed in front of the new football facility. I am fairly certain that he demanded those tow dikes be constructed so that part of Clemson,( Beautiful Tiger Field, The new complex,the moats,etc.) would not be under water. Now, many, many years later it has become possibly the best recruiting tool in the country.
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I remember my Dad saying the first plan had Lake Hartwell
Jan 15, 2017, 9:18 AM
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flooding part of Death Valley. I expect what you say is correct.
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Re: I remember my Dad saying the first plan had Lake Hartwell
Jan 15, 2017, 10:12 AM
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I wish we would make an aerial video that shows more of the lake , and when the blimp comes they
don't show much either .
Showing off the lake is good for Clemson .
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Very nice. Thanks for the link!***
Jan 15, 2017, 10:52 AM
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Strom Thurmond
Jan 15, 2017, 10:21 AM
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Strong Burbon
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Didn't he fight integration? He changed as he got older,
Jan 15, 2017, 10:36 AM
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but there is no way the university would ever deal with the headaches of giving him a statue at this time. What would be the upside?
“[T]here’s not enough troops in the Army to force the Southern people to break down segregation and admit the n***r race into our theaters, into our swimming pools, into our homes, and into our churches.” Strom Thurmond
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Re: Didn't he fight integration? He changed as he got older,
Jan 15, 2017, 10:58 AM
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Just remember, no politician ever says what they mean. They say what the electorate wants to hear. Therefore, no politician even deserves a statue.
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Re: Didn't he fight integration? He changed as he got older,
Jan 15, 2017, 1:14 PM
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The archives and historical research building on campus is named the Storm Thurmond Institute, so they seem to be pretty okay with him. I did a fair amount of research there when finishing my Masters. Yes, Thurmond was a key leader of the Dixiecrat Party.
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No way. Not worth the political hurdles or criticism.
Jan 15, 2017, 1:19 PM
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He already has a research building on campus named after him. That's plenty.
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President RC Edwards, if anybody
Jan 15, 2017, 1:23 PM
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read a couple Clemson history books and you'll see jus how much we (University alumni and friends) owe that great man.
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