Strom Thurmond's secret biracial daughter dies at 87

	Strom Thurmond's secret biracial daughter dies at 87 Strom Thurmond's secret biracial daughter dies at 87 The mixed-race daughter of the late US Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career has died. Essie Mae Washington-Williams was 87. Vann Dozier of Leevy's Funeral Home in Columbia said Washington-Williams died Monday. A cause of death wasn't given. Washington-Williams was the daughter of the one-time segregationist and his family's black maid. There had been rumors for decades in political circles and the black community that Thurmond had fathered a daughter by a black woman. But Washington-Williams did not come forward and identify Thurmond as her father until after his death at age 100 in 2003. Washington-Williams spent decades as a school teacher in Los Angeles. Thurmond was South Carolina's governor and for a time was the nation's longest-serving US senator.	From: BlockstarNews Views: 0 0 ratings
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