Claude Clossey Williams (1895–1979) was a Presbyterian minister active for more than 50 years in civil rights, race relations, and labor advocacy. He worked with the Southern Tenant Farmers Union, founded the People's Institute for Applied Religion, and served as the national vice president of the American Federation of Teachers. He was also the director of Commonwealth College in Mena, Arkansas, from 1937–1939.
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1 January 1895 Weakley County, Tennessee
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Died |
29 June 1979 (aged 84) Birmingham, Alabama
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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