(CNN) -- Essie Mae Washington-Williams, the biracial woman who revealed nine years ago she was the illegitimate daughter of former segregationist Sen. Strom Thurmond, died Monday, her family's spokesman said. She was 87. 

Washington-Williams kept her father's identity secret until six months after Thurmond, a segregationist leader for decades, died in June 2003 at age 100. 

"I never wanted to do anything to harm him or cause detriment to his life or to the lives of those around him," Washington-Williams said at a 2003 news conference, six months after her father died at the age of 100. 

She died at her Columbia, South Carolina, home of natural causes Monday morning, according to Frank Wheaton. 

Thurmond ran for president in 1948 on the ticket of the States' Rights Democratic Party, or Dixiecrats, a breakaway faction of Southern Democrats who believed strongly in racial segregation and were opposed to their party's civil rights program. Thurmond joined the Republican Party in the 1960s and ultimately turned away from his segregationist past. 

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"My father did a lot of things to help other people, even though his public stance appeared opposite," Washington-Williams said. "I was sensitive about his well-being and career and his family here in South Carolina." 

Washington-Williams said she went public only at the urging of her children, but rumors had persisted for years. 

An attorney for the former senator's family confirmed in 2003 that Thurmond fathered a child with a teenage black housekeeper in 1925. Her mother, Carrie Butler, worked as a maid at the Thurmond family home in Edgefield, South Carolina.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who is the well known papa in the story?
2. Who is the dad in the article that everyone knows about?
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Q2:
1. How old was Strom Thurmond when he died?
2. At what age did Strom Thurmond pass away?
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Q3:
1. Who was Strom Thurmond's daughter?
2. What woman did Strom Thrumond father?
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Q4:
1. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams an illegitimate child?
2. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams born of an affair?
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Q5:
1. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams bi-racial?
2. Did Essie Mae Washington-Williams have parents of two different races?
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Q6:
1. What did Strom Thurmond think about segregation?
2. Where did Strom Thurmond stand with respect to segregation?
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1. Was Strom Thurmond a life long segregationist?
2. Did Strom Thurmond remain in favor of segregation for his whole life?
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Q8:
1. When did Strom Thurmond run for president?
2. When did Strom Thurmond's presidential campaign take place?
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1. What party did Strom Thurmond run for president under?
2. What was Strom Thurmond's party affiliation in 1948?
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1. What party did Strom Thurmond join in the 1960s?
2. Which party did Strom Thurmond become a part of in the 60s?
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Q12:
1. Who was Essie Mae Washington-Williams' mother?
2. What was the name of Essie Mae Washington-Williams' mom?
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1. Where did Carrie Butler work?
2. What was Carrie Butler's place of employment?
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Q14:
1. Was Essie Mae Washington-Williams' parentage confirmed?
2. Was the truth of Essie Mae Washington-Williams's identity revealed?
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Q15:
1. Who confirmed Essie Mae Washington-Williams' parentage?
2. Who affirmed that Essie Mae Washington-Williams was the daughter of Strom Thurmond?
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