Join us for a curated presentation of song and spoken word in honor of Black Women’s History Month featuring gospel singer, historian, and educator Mary D. Williams.
Williams has a voice and a presence that demand attention. She has captured the hearts and minds of people across North Carolina and our region who’ve witnessed her chronicle the history of the Civil Rights movement through song.
Born and raised in Garner, Williams grew up spending summers with her grandparents in Smithfield, N.C. Music was an integral part of her daily life – her father was a quartet singer and her grandmother was always singing.
Williams weaves together African American spirituals from the Civil War era with more modern anthems of the Civil Rights Movement, connecting generations of music and social change.