Cecil J. Williams

Photographer

Cecil J. Williams is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He began taking documentary photographs of his community at the age of nine. By 15, he was working professionally as a freelancer for Jet, the Afro-American, and the Pittsburg Courier, and was a stringer for the Associated Press.

His photographs have been featured in publication around the world in galleries and in private and corporate collections throughout the United States.

Civil Rights Photography | Artopia

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Cecil J. Williams did a great deal of civil rights photography. Even as a young boy, before he understood what was going on, he took many important photographs.