Overview

Inspired by a true story, Strom Thurmond is Not a Racist is an absurdist look at the life of Senator Strom Thurmond. After fathering a child with his black maid as a young man, the extremely white Strom Thurmond became one of the country's greatest segregationists; all the while playing daddy to his bi-racial daughter Essie Mae Washington Williams. How could someone live such a duplicitous life? It happens.

This play contains mature language and situations.

Published with Cleansed.

Keywords

• Betrayal
• Black issues
• Parenting/Family
• From Off-Broadway