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William N. Thomas Interview

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Thomas, William

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William Neager Thomas was born on February 27, 1912, in Moultrie, Georgia, the seventh of eleven children, into a sharecropping family. His father moved to Toledo after years of struggling as sharecroppers and then being threatened by the KKK, eventually bringing his family with him. Mr. Thomas was a graduate of Libbey High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWll, and earned degrees from the University of Toledo and Ohio State University. He practiced law in Toledo from 1951 until his death. He was awarded many times for his service to the community. In his interview, he spoke at length of his many life experiences, beginning with living in poverty in Toledo as a child. Mr. Thomas died in Toledo at the age of 76 on May 26, 1988.
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TLCPLPorter, Tana MosierToledo Lucas County Public Library
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