Isaac W. Williams

[1] Williams was born the seventh child of eleven in the predominantly African-American Union Heights area of Charleston, South Carolina.

[3] The Army ROTC commissioned Williams in 1967, and he served on active duty in the United States from 1967 to 1969.

[2] In a 2003 interview, he recalled arranging for civil rights lawyer Matthew J. Perry to give a speech for his chapter in 1960, describing it as a significant formative event for him.

[3] In March 1982, Williams was arrested on gambling and drug charges with five other men following a raid on the home of his friend, Willie Fleming.

He described it as a learning experience, stating it taught him a lesson about the amount of scrutiny that black leaders are under.