Essie Mae Washington-Willams is the daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond and one of his family?s African-American maids. Thurmond, once this country?s leading voice for racial segregation, refused to acknowledge her publicly but had a strong ongoing private relationship with her. Washington-Williams is the author of Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond. With Dr. Gail Saltz, she discusses the contradiction between the father she knew and his public image.

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