Carolina Snaps
Cecil Williams
Season 5 Episode 4 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet photographer Cecil Williams.
Cecil Williams, a prolific photographer, captured the essence of the South Carolina Civil Rights movement. Starting at age 9, his talent led to early bookings for events. As a Jet magazine correspondent, his work adorned its cover, featuring Coretta Scott King. Williams' iconic images emerged during the Biggs Vs Elliott case.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.
Carolina Snaps
Cecil Williams
Season 5 Episode 4 | 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Cecil Williams, a prolific photographer, captured the essence of the South Carolina Civil Rights movement. Starting at age 9, his talent led to early bookings for events. As a Jet magazine correspondent, his work adorned its cover, featuring Coretta Scott King. Williams' iconic images emerged during the Biggs Vs Elliott case.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipCecil Williams is a well-known photographer of the South Carolina Civil Rights Movement.
Born November 26, 1937, Cecil Williams is the third child of Ethel and Cecil L. Williams.
His photos have been featured in books, magazines, newspapers and movies.
At the age of nine, Williams got his first Kodak Baby Brownie camera.
He started taking pictures of people in Edisto Garden which is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina earning him a dollar or two for each picture.
At the age of 11, he was getting booked for weddings and family parties.
His most notable pictures are of the activities during the Briggs v. Elliot case.
He studied at Claflin University, earning him a bachelor's degree in art.
In 2015, Williams invented the film toaster camera.
Four years later he opened up his Civil Rights Museum in his hometown of Orangeburg, South Carolina.
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Carolina Snaps is a local public television program presented by SCETV
Support for this program is provided by The ETV Endowment of South Carolina.