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William S. Willis
1921–1983
United States
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William Shedrick Willis Jr. (July 11, 1921 – August 8, 1983) was an ethnohistorian and an early pioneer in African American anthropology. He is best known for his publication of "Skeletons in the Anthropological Closet".
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