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'''Eugene Williams''' is a Charlottesville civil rights activist. As chair of the [[NAACP]] in 1954, Williams fought to desegregate [[City of Charlottesville Public Schools|Charlottesville public schools]]. Williams was party to a lawsuit that ultimately enabled his third-grade daughter Scheryl Williams to attend [[Johnson Elementary School]] in 1960.<ref name="hook">{{cite-hook|title=Tectonic shift: Eugene Williams loosens his tie|url=http://www.readthehook.com/85575/cover-tectonic-shift-eugene-williams-loosens-his-tie|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=#0614|printdate=|publishdate=5 April 2007|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref> | '''Eugene Williams''' is a Charlottesville civil rights activist. As chair of the [[NAACP]] in 1954, Williams fought to desegregate [[City of Charlottesville Public Schools|Charlottesville public schools]]. Williams was party to a lawsuit that ultimately enabled his third-grade daughter Scheryl Williams to attend [[Johnson Elementary School]] in 1960.<ref name="hook">{{cite-hook|title=Tectonic shift: Eugene Williams loosens his tie|url=http://www.readthehook.com/85575/cover-tectonic-shift-eugene-williams-loosens-his-tie|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=#0614|printdate=|publishdate=5 April 2007|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref> | ||
Williams founded [[Dogwood Housing Limited Partnership]] (1980-2007) which purchased and rehabilitated homes for low-income tenants.<ref name="hook" /> | Williams founded [[Dogwood Housing Limited Partnership]] (1980-2007) which purchased and rehabilitated homes for low-income tenants.<ref name="hook" /> | ||
Williams was a district manager for the [[Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company]], located at 400 Commerce Street in the [[Starr Hill neighborhood]].<ref>{{cite-hook|title=A long and winding road: City residents recall integration battles|url=http://www.readthehook.com/files/old/stories/2004/04/08/COVER%20massive%20resistance3.2.html|author=Lisa Provence|pageno=|printno=#0314|printdate=|publishdate=8 April, 2004|accessdate=31 May, 2012}}</ref> | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://www.kaltura.com/kwidget/wid/_419852/entry_id/1_8ufd4x2q Interview with Eugene Williams about civil rights, provided by the UVA Library] | [http://www.kaltura.com/kwidget/wid/_419852/entry_id/1_8ufd4x2q Interview with Eugene Williams about civil rights, provided by the UVA Library] | ||
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Eugene Williams is a Charlottesville civil rights activist. As chair of the NAACP in 1954, Williams fought to desegregate Charlottesville public schools. Williams was party to a lawsuit that ultimately enabled his third-grade daughter Scheryl Williams to attend Johnson Elementary School in 1960.[1]
Williams founded Dogwood Housing Limited Partnership (1980-2007) which purchased and rehabilitated homes for low-income tenants.[1]
Williams was a district manager for the Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company, located at 400 Commerce Street in the Starr Hill neighborhood.[2]
External Links
Interview with Eugene Williams about civil rights, provided by the UVA Library
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. Tectonic shift: Eugene Williams loosens his tie, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 5 April 2007, retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Web. A long and winding road: City residents recall integration battles, Lisa Provence, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, 8 April, 2004, retrieved 31 May, 2012.