Late US Sen Thurmond’s Daughter Dies

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The mixed-race daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond has died. Essie Mae Washington-Williams was 87. Washington-Williams was the daughter of the one-time segregationist and his family’s black maid. She kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career.