Thomas Bradshaw 
Strom Thurmond Is Not A Racist 

Satire / 5m, 2f (doubling, flexible casting possible) / Modular sets / 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. Winner of The American Theater Coop’s National Playwriting Contest in 2005. Published with CLEANSED. / “Tom Bradshaw’s most important contribution to society is snatching narrative and its elements back from the clutches of the ordinary” — Richard Maxwell, Playwright and Director