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  1. Essie Mae Washington-Williams ( née Butler; October 12, 1925 – February 4, 2013) was an American teacher and author. She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951) and longtime United States senator known for his pro- segregation politics. [1] .

  2. Feb 5, 2013 · Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the biracial woman who revealed nine years ago she was the illegitimate daughter of former segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond, died Monday, her family’s...

  3. By Mary C. Curtis. February 5, 2013 at 7:32 p.m. EST. Essie Mae Washington-Williams lived for 87 years. But, in her own words, she was never “completely free” until she could stand before the world...

  4. Feb 6, 2013 · Essie Mae Washington-Williams, who lived for decades with a stunning secret — that she was the interracial daughter of Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a former segregationist who...

  5. Feb 5, 2013 · Washington-Williams was the daughter of Thurmond and his family's black maid. The identity of her famous father was rumored for decades in political circles and the black community. She...

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  7. Feb 6, 2013 · Essie Mae Washington-Williams, who passed away on Monday, was the daughter of Strom Thurmond, the archetypal Dixiecrat whose passionate defense of segregation as a state’s rights issue and...

  8. Feb 5, 2013 · 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. She was 87. Vann Dozier...

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