In an attempt to block the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the former Republican senator from South Carolina Strom Thurmond spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes on the Senate floor. This set the record for the Senate's longest
A. discharge petition.
B. filibuster.
C. cloture.
D. markup.
E. consent agreement.
Answer: B
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