Press Release - For Immediate Release
July 12, 2022
Media Contact: Georgia Ann Hudson
georgiaann.hudson@archives.alabama.gov
(334) 353-3312
FOOD FOR THOUGHT LUNCHTIME LECTURE AT THE
ARCHIVES ON THURSDAY, JULY 21 AT 12:00 PM
Hosea
Williams: A LIFETIME OF DEFIANCE & pROTEST
PRESENTED BY ROLUNDUS R. RICE
Montgomery, AL (06/12/2022) – The Alabama Department of Archives and
History (ADAH) will continue its 2022 Food For Thought lunchtime lecture
series on Thursday, July 21, at 12:00 PM.
Rolundus Rice will present Hosea Williams: A Lifetime of
Defiance & Protest. The
program will be held in person at
the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) in Montgomery. Admission is FREE. It
will also be livestreamed through
the ADAH’s Facebook
page and YouTube
channel.
Hosea Williams was once described by
Ambassador Andrew Young as a "mad man" of the civil rights movement.
Known for his tenacious demeanor and his skill at organizing demonstrations and
protests, the Attapulgus, Georgia, native became an invaluable member of Martin
Luther King Jr.'s brain trust during pivotal Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC) campaigns during the 1960s. Williams was a key organizer of
the Selma to Montgomery March and, along with Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee leader John Lewis, led protesters across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge
on Bloody Sunday in 1965. Williams eventually became the executive director of
SCLC after King’s death. He led the SCLC’s initiatives until 1979 and continued
agitating for civil and voting rights through mainstream politics and community
organizing until his death in 2000.
Rolundus R. Rice is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He holds an M.A.
in History from Alabama State University and a Ph.D. in History from Auburn
University. Rice served as special assistant to Dr. Bernice A. King at the
Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, where he
supervised Research, Communications, and Archives. His research is focused
squarely on the Modern Civil Rights Movement. Rice is currently the Vice
President for Academic Affairs at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi.
For additional information, call
(334) 353-4689. A complete schedule of our 2022
lunchtime lecture series is available at archives.alabama.gov. Food for Thought 2022 is made possible with support in memory
of Mike Jenkins IV.
The Alabama Department of Archives and History is the state’s
government-records repository, a special-collections library and research
facility, and home to the Museum of Alabama, the state history museum. It is
located in downtown Montgomery, directly across Washington Avenue from the
State Capitol.
The Museum of Alabama is open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30. The
EBSCO Research Room is open Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 to 4:30. To
learn more, visit www.archives.alabama.gov or call (334) 242-4364.
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Alabama Department of Archives & History
624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130
www.archives.alabama.gov