The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gregory H. Williams

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Gregory H. Williams

5/16/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.176

Academic administrator and lawyer Gregory H. Williams (1943 - ) served as chair of the Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE) of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. He was the president of New York City College, and the author of, "Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black." Williams was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 5/16/2007, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 8; Total Run Time: 04h 00m 29s

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Williams, Gregory Howard

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Gregory Howard Williams was born on November 12, 1943 in Indiana. At the age of ten, Williams moved from Virginia to the Black housing projects of Muncie, Indiana, where he became aware of his father's African American heritage for the first time. Despite a period of confusion about his identity, he drew on his father's passion for education to give him strength during a challenging time in his life.Williams graduated from Ball State University. He paid for school by working as a deputy sheriff ...