Author Talk with T WIlliams and Lawrence Grant

Author Talk with T WIlliams and Lawrence Grant, Rewind: Lessons from Fifty Years of Activism –

Join us in giving a warm welcome to Minneapolis activist T Williams and editor David Lawrence Grant as they discuss Williams’ memoir Rewind: Lessons from Fifty Years of Activism. Doors will open at 5:45 pm and attendees can expect the talk to begin shortly after 6:00. The final portion will open for questions and conversation, and a book signing and sales will follow.

This event is free, open to the public, and mobility aid accessible.

An accomplished Minnesota activist’s valuable stories and insights on navigating crises, building networks, and maintaining a commitment to community—from the foment of the 1960s to the 2020 murder of George Floyd and beyond.

Theartrice (“T”) Williams and his family moved to Minneapolis in 1965. Shaped by his Mississippi boyhood, his military service, and his master’s degree in social work, Williams quickly became a leader in the Minneapolis Black community. Within months, he was named executive director of the Phyllis Wheatley Community Center. After the violence on Plymouth Avenue in 1967, he helped form the Minneapolis Urban Coalition, a remarkable collaboration among community, corporate, and political leaders to address issues of race and poverty. A year after the 1971 rebellion at Attica prison, Minnesota’s governor appointed him to be the first corrections ombudsman in the country. In his first year, Williams created the office, mediated the release of a hostage at Stillwater prison, and demonstrated the value of and need for the program. In this stirring and instructive memoir, Williams reflects on his life now in the era of George Floyd, drawing on his long experience as a public servant, teacher, consultant, and school board member. Rewind is the capstone of a remarkable fifty years of activism.

T Williams is an independent consultant specializing in questions of social and distributive justice, with particular emphasis on issues affecting minority populations. He lives in Minneapolis.
David Lawrence Grant has written drama for the stage, film, and television, as well as fiction and memoir. He lives in Minneapolis.

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