Hosea Williams’ legacy honored by DeKalb County

DeKalb County honored civil rights leader Hosea Williams last week with a ceremony and proclamation recognizing his service.

Williams led the 1965 Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., worked with Martin Luther King Jr. for approval of the Voting Rights Act, founded Hosea Feed the Hungry and served as a county commissioner from 1990 to 1994.

Williams’ daughter, Elisabeth Omilami, accepted the proclamation on behalf of her late father Tuesday.

A video produced by the county about Williams' legacy is available online at http://youtu.be/xScrncBUzxc.

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