Beyond Belief
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The biracial daughter of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond defended the former segregationist Tuesday and said the Rev. Al Sharpton "overreacted" upon learning he descends from a slave owned by the senator's relatives.
"In spite of the fact he was a segregationist, he did many wonderful things for black people. ... I'm not sure that Reverend Sharpton is aware of all the things he did," said Essie Mae Washington-Williams, 81, who was in South Carolina for a speech. "I kind of feel that there was a little overreaction."
But Sharpton said Washington-Williams was reacting to a father-daughter relationship, while he was reacting to "a property ownership."
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"In spite of the fact he was a segregationist, he did many wonderful things for black people. ... I'm not sure that Reverend Sharpton is aware of all the things he did," said Essie Mae Washington-Williams, 81, who was in South Carolina for a speech. "I kind of feel that there was a little overreaction."
But Sharpton said Washington-Williams was reacting to a father-daughter relationship, while he was reacting to "a property ownership."
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