I don't know if this is making the news outside of the Atlanta area, but civil rights legend Hosea Williams passed away on yesterday after a lengthy bout with kidney cancer. Hosea was there on the frontlines with King and Abernathy during the bloody battles of the 50s & 60s. He continued his fight until the last days of his life, refusing to turn 'establishment' as a lot of people do. Rev. Williams was best known as an agitator--he shook things up!! Some of us semi-old heads may remember his march to Forsyth County, an all white county in GA, (the common refrain was--and is to a lessor degree--'don't let the sun go down on your Black a** in Forsyth county') in the 80s. Rev. Williams has been known for the past 30 years for sponsoring one of the largest feed the homeless programs in the country at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Last year it was at Turner Field (our baseball stadium) and it was estimated that 30,000 folks were fed, and had the opportunity to get clothes, haircuts and medical and dental treatment. His daughter Elizabeth pledges to continue it.
Here's a great article about his life:
http://www.accessatlanta.com/partner...ial/hwtribute/
A legend passes on...
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