Essie Mae Washington-Williams
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Essie Mae Washington-Williams Net Worth

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Essie Mae Washington-Williams was born on October 12, 1925 in Edgefield, SC. She is best known for being the illegitimate African-American daughter of segregationist senator Strom Thurmond, which she revealed in 2003. In 2005, she published her Pulitzer-nominated memoir, Dear Senator, which detailed her life and her relationship with her father.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 12, 1925
Birth Place Edgefield, SC
Age 95 YEARS OLD
Died On Feb 4, 2013 (age 87)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

About

Best known as the illegitimate African-American child of segregationist senator Strom Thurmond, she published her Pulitzer-nominated memoir, Dear Senator, in 2005.

Before Fame

After graduating from high school, she pursued a nursing career in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. She later studied education at the University of Southern California and had a thirty-year career as a Los Angeles schoolteacher.

Trivia

She was active in the civil rights movement during the 1960s.

Family Life

She was born to the Thurmond family's sixteen-year-old servant when her biological father, Strom Thurmond, was twenty-two years old. She did not know the identity of her father until she was a teenager. She was raised by her mother, Carrie Butler.

Associated With

She and Bob Telson were both nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

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