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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. Essie Mae Washington-Williams' Dear Senator Part 8 #DirtyOldWhiteMan
Description: The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 8th study session on Essie Mae Washington-Williams' Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of J. Strom Thurmond. We're nearly done with the book, and Gus must admit, this is likely the saddest books he's ever read. Essie Mae's confusion and father hunger for a child raping White Supremacist is... a sorrow-filled existence. Additionally, the lynchings and gender-specific targeting of black males are such traumatic, constant events in Essie Mae's life, readers can mark time by tracking black male corpses. Last week, Essie Mae detailed the ongoing challenges her husband Julius faced. He...