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Photographer: University of Michigan News and Information Services (CC BY 4.0 DEED)
Taken: 1971
Caption: Robert Franklin Williams (1925-1996)
Additional Description: As president of the NAACP chapter in Monroe, he succeeded in desegregating the local public library and swimming pool. He also established a rifle club to help protect African Americans from the Ku Klux Klan. However, his militancy often put him at odds with other Civil Rights leaders, including Martin Luther King, Jr.
Submitted: December 16, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Database Locator Identification Number: p765185
File Size: 0.069 Megabytes

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