George Washington Williams
Historian, Author
1849 – 1891
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Who was George Washington Williams?
George Washington Williams was an American Civil War veteran, minister, politician and historian. Shortly before his death he travelled to King Leopold II's Congo Free State and his open letter to Leopold about the suffering of the region's inhabitants at the hands of Leopold's agents, spurred the first public outcry against the regime running the Congo under which some 10 million people lost their lives.
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- Born
- Oct 16, 1849
Pennsylvania - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Andover Newton Theological School
- Howard University
- Newton Theological Institution
- Died
- Aug 2, 1891
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on July 23, 2013
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