This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Clara Belle Williams a Pioneer in Education and Civil Rights
Clara Belle Williams, born free in 1865 near Plum Grove Texas, rose to become the first African American with a bachelor's in English from NMCA M A in 1937. She taught at Booker T Washington School in Las Cruces and helped found the Williams Clinic in Chicago with her sons. Williams Hall at NMSU honors her, and scholarships bear her name as she championed education and equality amid racism.
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Clara Belle Dinsdale Williams
Dinsdale
Galveston
Texas
Gordon Granger
Abraham Lincoln
South
Williams
Plum Grove
Plum
Austin
Houston
Jasper
James
Charles
Clara Belle Williams
University of Chicago
New Mexico College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts
Nmca&ma
Booker T. Washington School
Las Cruces
NMSU
James Williams
U.S
New Mexico
Williams Clinic
Chicago
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces Sun
Fine Arts Guild, Order of East
Eureka Grand Chapter
NMSA