Avon N. Williams Jr.

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Avon N. Williams Jr. was an influential American civil rights attorney and Tennessee state senator known for his pivotal role in desegregation and education equality efforts in Nashville.

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instanceOf civil rights attorney ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
state senator ⓘ
advocatedFor equal access to public facilities in Nashville ⓘ
school desegregation in Nashville ⓘ
voting rights for African Americans in Tennessee ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1921-08-14 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1994-08-31 ⓘ
educatedAt Fisk University ⓘ
Howard University School of Law ⓘ
ethnicGroup African Americans ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Williams ⓘ
fieldOfWork civil rights law ⓘ
education law ⓘ
public policy ⓘ
givenName Avon ⓘ
hasPart Avon Williams Campus of Tennessee State University named in his honor ⓘ
honor Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus named for him ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for equal educational opportunities ⓘ
pivotal role in desegregation efforts in Nashville ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableCase Kelley v. Board of Education of Nashville ⓘ
notableWork legal advocacy for education equality in Nashville ⓘ
school desegregation litigation in Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
occupation civil rights activist ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeContested United States House of Representatives seat from Tennessee ⓘ
placeOfActivity Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
placeOfBirth Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
positionHeld member of the Tennessee Senate ⓘ
religion Methodism ⓘ
residence Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Lucille Williams ⓘ
workLocation Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ
Tennessee General Assembly ⓘ

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