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Williams, Willis Andrew

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Biography:

A teacher and vice president at a Portland school, Williams was one of ten African American teachers in Portland during the early 1950's. Williams was an active member of the NAACP, an Urban League supporter and the Regional Director of Grade School Teachers of the Oregon Education Association.

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Williams, Willis Andrew

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African American teacher in an integrated classroom, ca. 1952

Creator:: de Lay, Allan J.
Date of Original:: 1952
Collection:: Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
Contributing Institution:: Oregon Historical Society