Interview with Sidney Williams
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Description
This interview was recorded as a part of the Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society’s Speaking of Business Oral History Project with the Western Michigan University Haworth School of Business. During the interview Sidney Williams Jr., the narrator, discussed the following topics:
- His early life and family;
- Brown v. Board of Education and Segregation;
- Lessons learned from high school;
- Attending the University of Wisconsin;
- His college football career;
- Going to law school and meeting his wife;
- Working and retiring in Kalamazoo;
- His children and grandchildren;
- Being inducted into the Wisconsin hall of fame and being the first African American quarterback in the BigTen;
- The Little Rock Nine and Racial Integration;
- The Sidney B. Williams Jr. Scholarship;
- William E. Gay - one of Arkansas’ first African American lawyers;
- His personal views on Kalamazoo, and;
- His message to young people.
Date of Interview
2014
Series
Speaking of Business
Keywords
Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Business, Football, African American, Lawyer, Little Rock
Disciplines
African American Studies | Business | Law | Oral History
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Williams, Sidney, "Interview with Sidney Williams" (2014). Speaking of Business. 8.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/speaking-of-business/8
Length of video
1:14:38
Length of video log
tbd
Notes
The Society for History and Racial Equity’s oral history archive is made possible through Western Michigan University’s Presidential Innovation Professorship program. All collection materials and copyright are owned by SHARE; Western Michigan University Libraries provide stewardship and digital access. Content is for educational purposes only and non-reproducible. If cited or linked, please do so through ScholarWorks with appropriate attribution. Please direct any questions to scholarworks@wmich.edu.