Larry Mantle speaks with Essie Mae Washington-Williams, daughter of onetime segregationist, U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond. Essie Mae was born to her 16-year-old African American mother, who worked a maid in the Thurmond family home, when Strom Thurmond was 22. Essie Mae maintained a relationship with her father for over 60 years. He acknowledged her in private, and helped her financially. She joins Larry to talk about her father and how she reconciled his segregationist position with the man she knew in private. Mrs. Williams’ new book is called Dear Senator: A Memoir By the Daughter of Strom Thurmond (ReganBooks).
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