[1] He and Jeremiah Haralson were both African Americans who represented Montgomery County, Alabama.
[2] He headed a special committee that was able to arrange for a conference of conservatives to proceed peacefully.
[4] He was a Union League organizer, an officer in the Alabama Labor Union, and belonged to the first Baptist Church in Montgomery serving an African American congregation.
[1] In 1873 Williams and Lewis E. Parsons were arrested and charged with conspiracy to prevent members of the legislature from voting for United States Senator.
[5][6] The United States district court dismissed the charges in July 1874 due to no evidence, a month after Williams' death.