Yoriyos biography of williams

American historian

Yohuru R. Williams is an American academic, author and activist. Williams is a Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St.

Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. He was previously the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas.^[1] Before that, Williams was a professor of history and the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University and former chief historian of the Jackie Robinson Foundation.

Williams is a notable scholar of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. In 2009, Diverse magazine named Williams one of its Top 10 Emerging Scholars Under 40.^[2]

Early life and education

Williams was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and is a graduate of the Fairfield College Preparatory School in Fairfield, Connecticut.^[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a mast