George Washington Williams

thumb|George Washington Williams George Washington Williams (October 16, 1849 – August 2, 1891) was a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico before becoming a Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer on African-American history. Quotes I accuse Leopold's officials of tyranny, i accuse Leopold's government of excessive cruelty, ox chains eaten to the necks of prisoners and produce sores about which flies circle, the courts are aborted unjust and delinquent, not one state official knows the language of the natives, your majesties' government is engaged in slave trade, wholesale and retail. George Washington Williams, Open letter to H.M.S. King Leopold II, 1890. The United States has a special responsibility, because it introduced this African government on the International arena. George Washington Williams, Open letter to U.S President Benjamin Harrison, 1890 Leopold's Congo state is guilty of crimes against humanity. George Washington Williams, Open letter to U.S secretary of state James G. Blaine, 1890 External links Category:1849 births Category:1891 deaths Category:United States Ambassadors to Haiti Category:Ambassadors of the United States Category:Journalists from the United States Category:Publishers from the United States Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians Category:Civil rights activists Category:Activists from the United States Category:Abolitionists Category:Lawyers from the United States Category:Historians from the United States Category:African Americans Category:Soldiers Category:Congo Free State Category:People from Pennsylvania