Williams, Lawrence

Authoritative Name:

Williams, Lawrence

Biography:

In September 1961 Lawrence Williams, Ford Greene, and Ralph Long, Jr. became the first African American students admitted to Georgia Tech. Williams, who graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta, took some time away from school after his first year. The same day Williams registered to return to Tech, he received a draft notice in the mail. After serving in the Air Force, Williams joined Atlanta's Channel 5 television for a 26-year career.

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Williams, Lawrence

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Georgia Tech Students

Date of Original:: 1961
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Georgia Institute of Technology president Dr. Ed Harrison speaking to reporters about the school's integration and Ford Greene, Ralph Long, Jr., and Lawrence Williams, the school's first African American students, arriving on the campus in Atlanta, Georgia, 1961 September 18

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1961-09-18
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Williams, Lawrence

New Georgia Encyclopedia

WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection