American orator, educator, journalist, and essayist (1881–1954)
William Pickens
Born
January 15, 1881
Anderson County, South Carolina, U.S.
Died
April 6, 1954(1954-04-06) (aged 73)
Occupation(s)
Orator, educator, journalist, essayist
Children
Harriet Pickens
William Pickens (January 15, 1881 – April 6, 1954) was an American orator, educator, journalist, and essayist. He wrote multiple articles and speeches, and penned two autobiographies, first The Heir of Slaves in 1911 and second Bursting Bonds in 1923, in which he mentioned race-motivated attacks on African Americans, both in the urban riots of 1919 and by lynching in 1921.[1] His works called for the liberty and emancipation of African Americans. He devoted much of his life traveling the world as a spokesperson for the freedom of African Americans, and worked to promote the beliefs of W. E. B. Du Bois.[2]
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