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Essie Mae Williams (née Butler; October 12, 1925 – February 4, 2013) was an American teacher and author. She is best known as the eldest child of Strom Thurmond , Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951) and longtime United States senator , known for his pro- segregation politics. [1]
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...
Feb 4, 2013 · Washington-Williams, 87, died Monday of natural causes in Columbia, S.C., said her attorney, Frank K. Wheaton. After more than 40 years in Los Angeles, she moved back to South Carolina a few...
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Feb 5, 2013 · Essie Mae Washington-Williams was the mixed-race daughter of former segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond and his black maid. She kept her secret for 70 years and revealed it after his death in 2003.
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...
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Feb 6, 2013 · Author and teacher Essie Mae Washington-Williams died in Columbia, S.C. according to her family attorney, Frank Wheaton. Washington-Williams, who was African-American, came to attention in...
Jan 17, 2005 · Essie Mae Washington-Williams spent 78 years as the unacknowledged mixed-race daughter of the Senate's most notorious white supremacist. Hush money, occasional surreptitious visits, dietary...
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