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Williams, Hosea. Hosea Williams described himself as the “thug” of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Martin Luther King affectionately called him “my wild man, my Castro,” in recognition of Williams’ skills as a protest organizer (Branch, 124).
Jan 27, 2018 · Hosea Williams (1926-2000) January 27, 2018 contributed by: Peter Besel. Reverend Hosea Williams. Fair use image. Born on January 5th, 1926 in Attapulgus, Georgia, Hosea Williams became a prominent civil rights activist and war hero.
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...
Jun 11, 2018 · Hosea Williams — research chemist, ordained minister, and politician — is best known for his activities during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, when he worked closely with Martin Luther King, Jr. Williams, whom King called “ my [Cuban strategist Fidel] Castro, ” supervised voter registration in hostile areas, led many dangerous ...
Hosea Williams. 1926 - 2000. For almost 50 years, Rev. Hosea Williams aggressively, but non-violently protested racial discrimination in some of the most dangerous confrontations of the Civil Rights Movement.
Hosea Lorenzo Williams (January 5, 1926 – November 16, 2000), was an American civil rights leader, activist, ordained minister, businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician. He may be best known as a trusted member of fellow famed civil rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inner circle.
Feb 14, 2023 · Hosea Williams: A Lifetime of Defiance and Protest. By Rolundus R. Rice. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2021. Pp. xviii, 394. Paper, $29.99, ISBN 978-1-64336-257-1; cloth, $89.99, ISBN 978-1-64336-256-4.)
