Public memorial services to honor Rev. Cecil Williams were held Sunday.
Speakers at the service included his daughter, Kim Williams, as well as San Francisco Mayor London Breed, Rep. Barbara Lee, former SF mayor Willie Brown, Professor Angela Davis and Rev. Amos Brown.
Williams, a longtime leader of San Francisco’s Glide Memorial Church, died last month at the age of 94. He was known as a champion of racial equality, LGBTQ rights and the poor.
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Before his retirement in 2023, Williams had served as Glide’s pastor since 1963.
Watch some of the speeches given at the memorial below:
Kim Williams, Rev. Cecil Williams' daughter, spoke about her father at his memorial service at Glide Memorial Church on Sunday.
Professor, author and activist Angela Davis spoke at Rev. Cecil Williams' memorial service in San Francisco Sunday.
Pastor and civil rights activist Rev. Amos Brown shared a message from Vice President Kamala Harris and remembered his work with Rev. Cecil Williams at his memorial on Sunday.
Rep. Barbara Lee remembered her friend Rev. Cecil Williams at his memorial service at San Francisco's Glide Memorial Church on Sunday.
San Francisco's Mayor London Breed remembered Glide Memorial Church's Rev. Cecil Williams at his memorial service Sunday, touching on his impact on her and on the city.
