re: pic of biden with him

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond

https://archive.is/vZ3QY

Essie Mae Washington-Williams (1925–2013) revealed he was her father. Her mother Carrie Butler (1909–1948) had been working as his family's maid, and was either 15 or 16 years old when 22-year-old Thurmond impregnated her in early 1925.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Manifesto

https://archive.is/UWCtY

Senators led the opposition (to the Supreme Court ruling in

"Brown v Board of Education", with Strom Thurmond writing the initial draft

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Southern_Manifesto