Eugene Williams may refer to: * Eugene Williams Sr. (born 1941), educator and motivational speaker *

Eugene Williams (baseball) Eugene Williams (August 14, 1932 – December 8, 2008), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox from 1957 to 1959. A native of Auburn, Alabama, Williams was the winning pitcher in the 1957 East–We ...

(1932–2008) *

Eugene Williams (jazz critic) Eugene Bernard Williams (May 18, 1918 – May 5, 1948) was an American jazz writer who, in 1939, co-founded '' Jazz Information'', and in 1942, co-produced Bunk Johnson. Life and education Williams was born in Manhattan, New York. He enrolled at ...

(1918–1948) * Eugene Williams (born 1918), one of the nine teenage African-American

Scottsboro Boys The Scottsboro Boys were nine African Americans, African American male teenagers accused of rape, raping two White American, white women in 1931. The landmark set of legal cases from this incident dealt with Racism in the United States, racism ...

falsely convicted of raping two white women in 1931 and sentenced to death (later exonerated) * Eugene Williams (1902–1919), a 17-year-old African American killed after unintentionally swimming in a segregated area, which triggered the Chicago race riot of 1919 * Eugene Williams III (born 1960), pro football player, Seattle Seahawks 1982–1984 ( drafted in 1982)

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