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Feb 6, 2013 · Ms. Washington-Williams was the daughter of Thurmond, one-time segregationist, and his family’s black maid. The identity of her famous father was rumored for decades in political circles and the ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act. Strom Thurmond (born December 5, 1902, Edgefield, South Carolina, U.S.—died June 26, 2003, Edgefield, South Carolina) was an American politician who was a prominent states’ rights and segregation advocate. He unsuccessfully ran for the presidency in 1948 on the ...
Dec 13, 2003 · December 13, 2003 / 6:41 PM EST / AP. The 78-year-old daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond and a black maid said Wednesday that now that she has come forward to disclose her heritage, she is ...
Feb 5, 2013 · COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the mixed-race daughter of one-time segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years, has died.
Apr 16, 2005 · At the time, Mr. Thurmond was 22 and Ms. Washington-Williams' mother was sixteen. Ms. Washington-Williams talked about her life as Strom Thurmond's daughter, her decision to not speak about her ...
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Dec 19, 2003 · Carrie Butler, the black maid in Mr. Thurmond's parents' house, was, at 16, just a girl when she gave birth to Mr. Thurmond's illegitimate daughter. It seems highly doubtful that this "test" of ...
Dec 14, 2003 · After a lifetime of public silence, a 78-year-old Los Angeles woman is stepping forward to say she is the daughter of the late Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and a black woman who once ...
