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Essie Mae Washington-Williams
American school teacher and writer (1925–2013)
Essie Mae Washington-Williams (néeButler; 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] Of mixed race, she was born to Carrie Butler, a 16-year-old African-American girl who worked as a domestic servant for Thurmond's parents, and Thurmond, then 22 and unmarried.
Essie Mae grew up in the family of one of her mother's sisters, not learning of her biological parents until 1938 when her mother came for a visit and informed Essie Mae she was her mother.[2]: 13 She graduated from college, earned a master's degree, married, raised a family, and had a 30-year professional career in education.
Washington-Williams did not reveal her father's identity until she was almost 78 years old