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Claim by woman no surprise to many in South Carolina
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, 78, said on Saturday that Strom Thurmond was her father, a claim longtime biographers say many South Carolinians suspected. Thurmond died at 100 in June after denying the reports in life. reactions ranged from disbelief to cautious acknowledgment.
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Strom Thurmond
Essie Mae Washington-Williams
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Nancy Moore Thurmond
John Courson
Bettis Rainsford
Doris Strom Costner
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Cecil Williams
South Carolina State College
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Essie Mae Washington
Essie Mae
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Frank K. Wheaton
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