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Jim Williams

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Jim Williams (c. 1830 – March 6, 1871) was an American soldier and militia leader in the 1860s and 1870s in York County, South Carolina. He escaped slavery during the US Civil War and joined the Union Army. After the war, Williams led a black militia organization which sought to protect black rights in the area.

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