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   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] .

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   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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   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 and say out loud...

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2013/02/06 › usEssie Mae Washington-Williams, Secret Child of Famous Father ...

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   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...

7. www.cbsnews.com › news › essie-mae-washingtonEssie Mae Washington-Williams, Strom Thurmond's mixed-race ...

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   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. She was...

8. www.latimes.com › local › obituariesEssie Mae Washington-Williams dies at 87; black daughter of ...

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   Feb 5, 2013 · Essie Mae Washington-Williams dies at 87; black daughter of segregationist Strom Thurmond. Essie Mae Washington-Williams, daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, in 2003....

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   • But, in her own words, she was never “completely free” until she could stand before the world and say out loud that Strom Thurmond, the one-time segregationist South Carolina senator, was her father. That was in 2003, after she had spent more than 70 years being denied what we all deserve – her true name and birthright.

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   What happened to Thurmond's daughter?

   • She has died. SHE THE PEOPLE | Thurmond’s daughter was for years kept on the outside looking in, a pattern that mirrors the lives of African Americans, integral to the life blood of the country’s progress and promise, yet not always invited to sit at the family table.

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   Did Thurmond support segregation?

   • During the late 1950s and 1960s, the years of national activism in the civil rights movement, Washington occasionally tried to discuss racism with Thurmond, who was known for his long-time political support for segregation, but he brushed off her complaints about segregated facilities.

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10. www.thedailybeast.com › essie-mae-washingtonEssie Mae Washington-Williams, Black Daughter of Strom ...

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    Jul 12, 2017 · 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...