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Rev. Frank Williams interview Part 2

Reverend Frank Williams interview

Description

Frank Leviticus Williams (1915-2004) was a Methodist minister and civil rights activist who served as chairman of the Ministerial Alliance Conference. In this oral history interview, Williams reflects on how he became involved with the civil rights movement, and discusses his thoughts on freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson and politician Theodore R. McKeldin. Williams speaks about the 1967 riots in Cambridge, Maryland, the role of the Urban League, and the Ministerial Alliance. He further discusses the Civic Interest Group and Black United Front, and remembers Phillip Randolph, a labor movement and civil rights leader.

Creator

Date

1976-07-22

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Contributor(s)

Contributor(s) Notes

Narrator: Reverend Frank Williams
Interviewer: Michael Louis

Production Note

The McKeldin-Jackson Project was an effort to examine the Maryland civil rights movement of the mid-20th century through the medium of oral history by focusing on the roles played by pioneering freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson and Theodore R. McKeldin, who was Mayor of Baltimore (1943-1947, 1963-1967), Governor of Maryland (1951-1959), and an advocate for civil rights. The project was sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society and was supported in part by a grant from the Maryland Committee for the Humanities and Public Policy.

Language(s)

Object ID

OH 8129

Extent

Audio: 60 minutes
Transcript: 24 pages

Catalog Number

OH 8129

Resource ID

13959

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital material is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.