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Hosea Williams (born January 5, 1926, Attapulgus, Georgia, U.S.—died November 16, 2000, Atlanta, Georgia) 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.
Nov 17, 2000 · Hosea L. Williams, the straight-talking, uncompromising civil rights leader who led 1965’s pivotal “Bloody Sunday” march and was one of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s most influential field...
Williams served with the United States Army during World War II in an all-African-American unit under General George S. Patton, Jr. and advanced to the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was the only survivor of a Nazi bombing, which left him in a hospital in Europe for more than a year and earned him a Purple Heart.
Mar 24, 2006 · Hosea Williams, a former aide to Martin Luther King Jr., was a principal leader of the civil rights movement. Renowned for his militancy and his ability to organize demonstrations and mobilize protesters, he was arrested more than 125 times.
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...
Mar 10, 2022 · Hosea Williams was one of the most prominent Civil Rights activists of the 20th Century. He was a key confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. and was credited with continuing King’s work after he was assassinated. As a younger man, Williams was wounded while serving his country in World War II.
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. The World War II veteran joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) after he was almost killed for drinking from a "whites only ...
