Essie Mae Washington-Williams
Essie Mae Washington-Williams (born October 12, 1925) is the oldest child of former United States Senator and former Governor of South Carolina Strom Thurmond. Of mixed race, she was born to Carrie Butler, a 16-year-old black household servant, and Thurmond, then 22 and unmarried. After a 30-year career as a teacher, Washington-Williams published her autobiography in 2005, which was nominated for the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. She did not reveal her true father's identity until she was 78 years old, after Thurmond's death in 2003.
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| Birth date | October 12, 1925 |
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| Date of death | February 04, 2013 |
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- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E3DC1538F93AA1555C0A9629C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fW%2fWashington%2dWilliams%2c%20Essie%20Mae
- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/17/60II/main589107.shtml
- http://www.frankkwheaton.com/Essie_Mae_W._Williams.html
- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4473680