- Date Of Birth: February 23, 1948
- Date Of Death: May 9, 2019
- State: Colorado
Lawrence Buford Williams was born on February 23, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Douglass and Ethel Williams, both deceased. He attended Western Olin High School and earned his college degree from Knoxville College. His experiences growing up under segregation imbued in him a deep and life-long commitment to human rights and social justice, as reflected in both his career and volunteer work. As a teen, he helped register Black voters. As an adult, he marched for civil rights and supported organizations that fought for the rights of the powerless domestically and internationally.
