In 1957, Senator Strom Thurmond Held the Senate Floor and Talked

In 1957, Senator Strom Thurmond held the Senate floor and talked or answered questions-or filibustered, to use a Senate term for unlimited debate-for over 24 hours.The South Carolina lawmaker did so prior to a vote on the Civil Rights Act, legislation that most observers expected to easily pass-and which did, shortly after he concluded.During his time on the floor, he did not just talk about the law.Instead, he read the Declaration of Independence, jury rules, and even his grandmother's biscuit recipe.In so doing, however, Thurmond was using his time in a manner consistent with filibuster history, as a means of:

A) stalling or delaying Senate action or voting.
B) annoying the opposition in hopes of forcing a parliamentary error.
C) forcing reform in chamber rules.
D) gaining notoriety and media attention for himself, mostly.