Hosea Lorenzo Williams was a Civil Rights leader, an activist, an ordained minister, a businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician. His contribution towards Civil Rights includes being a Civil Rights activist. Reverend Williams was a member and leader in Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He worked with Dr. King, and helped get people involved in protest campaigns against racism. Williams was the founder and president of the Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless organization. He was a member of the NAACP and was a leader in the Savannah Protest Movement. Williams participated in Civil Rights demonstrations in St. Augustine, Florida. On March 7, 1965, Williams and John Lewis led over 600 marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. He later played a role in supporting strikes in Atlanta, Georgia. In politics, Williams was elected to the Georgia Senate in 1974, and served until 1984. He was then elected to the Atlanta City Council and served for five years. Hosea Williams was then elected to sit on the DeKalb County, Georgia County Commission. In 1987, Reverend Williams led a “March Against Fear and Intimidation” in Forsyth County, Georgia.
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Church Affiliation:King's People's Church of Love
Role in the Movement:Hosea Lorenzo Williams was a Civil Rights leader, an activist, an ordained minister, a businessman, philanthropist, scientist, and politician.
Birth Place:Attapulgus, GA
Born Date:January 5, 1926
Deceased Date:November 16, 2000
Place Lived as Adult:Atlanta, GA
Church Location:Atlanta, GA