Thurmond’s daughter could help races come to terms with shared heritage
The State
by Warren Bolton
NOW THAT ESSIE Mae Washington-Williams, the biracial daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond, has put truth on the table, maybe we can talk about it.
I’m not talking about rehashing details of Mrs. Washington-Williams’ visits with her father, the financial help he gave or how it is she kept the secret so long.
I’m talking about the truth that has been around scores longer than the 100 years Sen. Thurmond spent on this earth and that has been as poorly kept as was the fact he had a daughter by a black woman. It’s a truth black and white people have failed to face, so much so that it haunts our relationships today.