Williams, Dorothy K.

Authoritative Name:

Williams, Dorothy K.

Biography:

Pittsburgh, PA civil rights activist. Williams served as adult advisor to the youth division of the Pittsburgh NAACP. -- "Taking the Lead: Dorothy Williams, NAACP Youth Councils, and Civil Rights Protests in Pittsburgh, 1961-1964," The Journal of African American History 88 (2), 2003.

Associated Subjects:

Williams, Dorothy K.

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project

Carnegie Museum of Art

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Protesters including Johnny Grice, Dorothy K. Williams, and James McCoy, outside of Jarman shoe store with NAACP signs reading "Don't patronize Fifth Avenue Shoe Store"

Creator:

Harris, Teenie, 1908-1998

Date of Original:

1960/1970

Collection:

Documenting Our Past: The Teenie Harris Archive Project

Contributing Institution:

Carnegie Museum of Art