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Dear Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond by William Stadiem and Essie Mae Washington-Williams (2005, Hardcover)

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In Dear Senator, Essie Mae Washington-Williams -- daughter of the late Senator Strom Thurmond -- breaks her lifelong silence and tells the story of her life. Hers is a story seven decades in the making, yet one whose unique historical importance has only recently been revealed. Until the age of sixteen, Washington-Williams assumed that the aunt and uncle who raised her in Pennsylvania were her parents. The revelation of her true parents' identities was a shock that changed the course of her life. Her father, the longtime senator from South Carolina, was once the nation's leading voice for racial segregation; he ran for president on a segregationist ticket in 1948 and once mounted a twenty-four-hour filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 -- in the name of saving the South from "mongrelization." Her mother was Carrie Butler, a black teenager who worked as a maid on the Thurmond family's South Carolina plantation. Set against the explosively changing times of the civil rights movement, Washington-Williams's memoir reveals a brave young woman who struggled with the discrepancy between the father she knew -- one who was financially generous, supportive of her education, even affectionate -- and the old Southern politician, railing against greater racial equality, who refused to acknowledge their relationship in public. She describes what it felt like to face overt racism, especially in the slow-to-change South, despite the fact that her father was the most powerful politician in Dixie. From her richly told narrative emerges a nuanced, fascinating portrait of a father who counseled his daughter about her goals, and supported her in reaching them -- but who was ultimately unwilling to break with the values of his Dixiecrat constituents. With elegance, candor, and spirit, Essie Mae Washington-Williams gives us a chapter of American history as it has never been written before -- told in a voice that will be heard and cherished by generations.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060760958
ISBN-13
9780060760953
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30880895

Product Key Features

Book Title
Dear Senator : a Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond
Author
Essie Mae Washington-Williams, William Stadiem
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Parenting / Fatherhood, Cultural Heritage, Political
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Family & Relationships, Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
E748.T58w37 2005
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-061387
Dewey Decimal
973.9/092
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by olliemash1Jan 05, 2009
Wow, what a life! Well written and intresting read!!!
I loved this book! Once you start reading it you can't put it down! I bought this copy as a gift for my cousin! We grew up around this area, my family knew Strom Thurmond. It makes him seem so real, instead of the larger than life character he seemed to portray. Life was so different back then and thank God it has changed!
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by rolenajosieNov 17, 2023
Excellent title
This book should be in every school library for students to read. This book is a part of American History.
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by tangelinoAug 09, 2021
Interesting story
Interesting!!
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by 8sA_AontSh-@Del...Jun 23, 2008
Just what I was looking for!
It was a wonderful read. Very educational, especially with regard to Black/White relations in our country. Also, a very moving story...I passed it on to my daughter who is currently reading it now. She loves it so far!
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by fvw-srlpQD6@Del...Jun 03, 2007
Dear Senator
Very good , I wanted to know what it was like for Essie Mae growing up knowing who her Father was but keeping it secret and WHY ? What a wonderful person she was . This book is a most read .

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Dear Senator : A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond by William Stadiem and Essie Mae Washington-Williams (2005, Hardcover)

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