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Hosea Williams | |
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| Born | Hosea Lorenzo Williams January 5, 1926[1] Attapulgus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 2000 (aged 74)[2][3] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lincoln Cemetery (Atlanta, Georgia). |
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| Years active | 1956–2000 |
| Known for | Activist during the civil rights movement |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 7, including Elisabeth Omilami |
| Family | Porsha Williams (granddaughter) |
Hosea Lorenzo Williams (January 5, 1926 – November 16, 2000) was an American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician. He was a famed civil rights activist, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and considered part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle. Under the banner of their flagship organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, King depended on Williams to organize and stir masses of people into nonviolent direct action in myriad protest campaigns they waged against racial, political, economic, and social injustice. King alternately referred to Williams, his chief field lieutenant, as his "bull in a china shop" and his "Castro." Vowing to continue King's work for the poor, Williams is well known in his own right as the founding president of one of the largest social services organizations in North America, Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless. His famous motto was "Unbought and Unbossed."[a]
- ^ King Encyclopedia – Hosea Williams
- ^ Mettler, Suzanne (2004). Soldiers to Citizens: The G.I. Bill and the Making of the Greatest Generation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199887095. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ Historical Dictionary of the Civil Rights Movement. Rowman & Littlefield. 2001. ISBN 9780810880375. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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