Article: Senator's big secret is out in the open.(News)

Byline: Molly Bishop

After 78 years, a rightwing senator's secret has been laid bare.

A retired Los Angeles teacher has broken a lifetime of silence to announce she is the illegitimate mixed-race daughter of the former US senator, James Strom Thurmond, once the nation's leading segregationist.

In an interview, the woman said Senator Thurmond had privately acknowledged her as his daughter and provided financial support since 1941.

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