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Essie Mae Washington-Williams (née Butler; October 12, 1925 – February 4, 2013) was an American teacher and author.She was the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina and longtime United States senator known for his pro-segregation politics. [1]
James Strom Thurmond was born on December 5, 1902, in Edgefield, South Carolina. He was the second of six children born to John William Thurmond (1862–1934) and Eleanor Gertrude Strom (1870–1958). [8] [9] Thurmond's father was a lawyer and politician who served as a county supervisor and representative to the South Carolina General Assembly ...
Census record of 1880, Louisville, Kentucky: Tarlton Arterburn, occupation "retired negro trader" shares a household with Mary E. Arterburn; Tarlton is classified as white, Mary is classified as black Arterburn left Mary everything in his will, directing that "the net income arising from my estate my executors are directed to pay to Mary Eliza Shipp alias Arterburn (of color) for and during ...
James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor. [6] He is one of four children born to long-serving United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy (Moore) Thurmond.
OPINION: Part two of theGrio’s Black History Month series explores the myths, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations of the struggle for civil rights. The post Black History/White Lies: The ...
Thurmond, a history aficionado and the only Black member of a Georgia delegation visiting the founder's tomb outside London, knew Oglethorpe had tried unsuccessfully to keep slaves out of the colony.
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Paul Reynolds Thurmond (born January 9, 1976) is an American politician from the state of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Thurmond is a former member of the South Carolina Senate. He is the youngest child (and one of three surviving children) of Strom Thurmond, who served in the United States Senate for 48 years.