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    Hosea Williams

    American civil rights leader and activist

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  1. Hosea Lorenzo Williams II, the eldest son of civil-rights leader Hosea Williams, Sr., died Monday, September 21, 1998, in North Carolina of complications from a bone marrow transplant performed 1 1/2 months ago. He was 43. Mr. Williams was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia last year. He underwent a bone marrow...

  2. Hosea Lorenzo Williams (January 5, 1926 – November 16, 2000) was an American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician. He is best known as a trusted member of fellow famed civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King Jr. 's inner circle.

  3. Nov 17, 2000 · Williams’ wife, Juanita, whom he married in the early 1950s, died last August of anemia at age 75. A son, Hosea Williams II, was 43 when he died of a rare form of leukemia in 1998.

  4. Porsha Williams ' little sister Lauren Williams took to Instagram to share a heartfelt and emotional tribute to their dad, Hosea Williams II, who passed away 22 years ago. Lauren was only a little ...

  5. Nov 10, 2021 · Hosea L. Williams II, who had been the natural heir to take over, died two years earlier. Elisabeth and Afemo Omilami had their bags packed and were preparing to move to Los Angeles to further ...

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  6. Nov 22, 2000 · Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who marched beside Mr. Williams in Selma, Ala., on Bloody Sunday, peered into the coffin and lingered silently before moving on. Surrounded by cameras ...

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  8. May 10, 2024 · Hosea Williams (born January 5, 1926, Attapulgus, Georgia, U.S.—died November 16, 2000, Atlanta, Georgia) was an American civil rights leader and politician who was a major figure in the struggle against segregation and served with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as organizer and advance man. He and John Lewis led the “ Bloody Sunday ...

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