Another Special Life in Christ:

Essie Mae Washington-Williams:

His Life Before Jesus Came In:

 She was born in 1925. Her mother, Carrie Butler, was a 16 year old black maid in the home of the white & very prominent Thurmond family in Edgefield, S. C. Hidden from official public view was the fact that Carrie had birthed a child by the longest serving US Senator in the history of the USA, Sen. J. Strom Thurmond. This did not become public info until the child made the announcement 17 December 2003 (some months after Sen. Thurmond's death at age 100.

His Life Since Jesus Came In:

I don't have the details yet, but Essie became a Jesus follower. As noted in the 4 Jan. 2004 article by Marilyn W. Thompson (ardent investigative reporter tracking the rumors for 25 years), Essie's keeping of the secret all of those 78 years was "...cloaked in Christian values and a strong desire to protect the privacy not only of her own family but of the father whose successes brought her a certain pride.

She was sent at about age 6 months to be raised by an aunt in Coatesville, Pa. She graduated from S. C. State College in Orangeburg, S. C., and she married a law student Julius T. Williams about 1950. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

What is the Gospel...the "good news" of Jesus?