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An 8 page paper which examines this important African-American journalist and historian, particularly his role in exposing the imperialistic regime of the Belgian Congo’s King Leopold II. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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in and of themselves, certainly worthy of note in a country reeling from the effects of the Civil War and still sweltering in a heated climate of racial oppression (George
Washington Williams: Historian, 1997). But George Washington Williams also proudly wears the title of "Grandfather of Afro-American History" (Lowery and Marszalek, 1992, p. 586). He was the first
scholar dedicated to investigating and publishing the histories of the African Americans that had been eliminated from conventional volumes (Lowery and Marszalek, 1992). He was the first man to
exult in what is now commonly referred to as "Black Pride," and encouraged his contemporaries to do the same. Born in the working-class town of Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania on October
16, 1849, George Washington Williams was never content to stay in one place for very long. At the age of either 14 or 15 (depending on which biographical account
one reads), under the assumed name of an uncle, Williams ran away from home and joined the Colored Troops of the Union Army (George Washington Williams: Historian, 1997; Franklin, 1977).
Although it was clear to the doctor who conducted his physical upon entering in the military that he was underage, he finally relented and approved him for combat (Franklin,
1977). He received a serious injury during the war and received an honorable discharge, but after his recovery, he immediately re-enlisted and after the Civil War, he served in
Mexico and assisted in the overthrow of Emperor Maxmilian, and eventually achieving the rank of Sergeant Major (George Washington Williams: Historian, 1997). After receiving a medical discharge in 1868, Williams
entered the Newton Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts and upon his graduation in 1874, delivered a commencement address entitled, "Early Christianity in Africa," which reflected what would be a lifelong
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