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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.
May 10, 2024 · Hosea Williams 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.
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Flashback: The civil rights activist and agitator, Hosea Williams - Atlanta Magazine. He was the bad cop to Andrew Young’s good cop and the person Dr. King called “my wild man, my Castro” By....
Dec 26, 2018 · The civil rights leader died nearly 20 years ago and led a national movement to improve the lives of poor people. Williams founded Hosea Feed The Hungry, now called Hosea Helps, in 1970. To...
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Nov 17, 2000 · Charismatic and controversial, Hosea Williams led hundreds of marches as a street-savvy lieutenant in the civil rights movement headed by Martin Luther King Jr.
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Nov 17, 2000 · Hosea Williams, a field general for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in civil rights clashes of the 1960's, and more recently an Atlanta politician with a talent for confounding friends and...
Feb 10, 2023 · A former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., Atlanta’s Hosea Williams is a civil rights icon. Arrested more than 125 times, Williams quickly earned a reputation as a fearless leader for the cause.
