Sherry Williams

CTL-E-0818 · Person · active 1999-present

Verified evidence grade of this record

Founder of the Bronzeville Historical Society (1999); community videotaped oral histories of Great Migration journeys.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from PRESERVE-001, BVM-005; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-BVM-005:person-sherry-williams, CTL-DR-PRESERVE-001:CTL-PRESERVE-E-076; source research type(s): person.

Sources

bronzevillearchives.com; BMRC
Illinois Office of Comptroller (primary source)

Record CTL-E-0818 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: Verified · CTL research: PRESERVE-001, BVM-005.
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Cite as: CultureTechLens, “Sherry Williams (CTL-E-0818),” October 4, 2026. https://culturetechlens.com/graph/entities/ctl-e-0818/

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