Hosea Williams

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Hosea Williams was an American civil rights leader, close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., and prominent organizer of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights activist
human
politician
advocacy nonviolent direct action
racial equality
voting rights for African Americans
causeOfFame leadership in civil rights demonstrations
closeCollaborator Martin Luther King Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Southern Christian Leadership Conference
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Williams
givenName Hosea
knownFor grassroots civil rights organizing
organizing nonviolent protests
languageSpoken English
memberOf Southern Christian Leadership Conference
movement American civil rights movement
surface form: American Civil Rights Movement
notableFor close association with Martin Luther King Jr.
leadership in the Civil Rights Movement
notableWork organization of nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights Movement
occupation civil rights leader
politician
participatedIn Selma to Montgomery marches
civil rights marches in the American South
positionHeld civil rights organizer
community leader
religion Christianity
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
sexOrGender male
workLocation Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia

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subject surface form: South-View Cemetery
Turnaround Tuesday ledBy Hosea Williams
St. Augustine movement supportedBy Hosea Williams