Franklin H. Williams
Franklin Williams | |
|---|---|
| United States Ambassador to Ghana | |
| In office January 17, 1966 – May 3, 1968 | |
| President | Lyndon Johnson |
| Preceded by | William P. Mahoney Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. McElhiney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Franklin Hall Williams October 22, 1917 Flushing, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1990 (aged 72) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Lincoln University (BA) Fordham University (LLB) |
Franklin Hall Williams (October 22, 1917 – May 20, 1990) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist. As an assistant to Thurgood Marshall, he represented the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People before courts in criminal cases throughout the American South. In 1950, he was appointed director of the NAACP's western region, where he directed drives involving open housing, school desegregation and civil rights.