This is the fifth in a series of excerpts from Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond secretly visited his daughter throughout her college years. Soon after Thurmond lost his bid for the presidency in 1948 and Essie Mae's mother died, Essie Mae confronted him on some of his pervasive… Continue reading Multi-Racial Read #14: Dear Senator Part V
In honor of Black History Month the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library is hosting a series of documentaries highlighting local African American history. The four films were produced by WBTV reporter Steve Crump; click here to see the schedule (scroll down to films). Today I saw the first movie, Lessons from the Lunch Counter, which recounts… Continue reading History Happened Here