Borders, William Holmes, 1905-1993 (Personal Name)

45th pastoral anniversary, c1982: t.p. (Rev. William Holmes Borders) p. 9 (b. 3/24/05)

LC data base, 9/10/84 (hdg.: Borders, William Holmes, 1905- )

Obituary, Atlanta Journal, 24 November 1993 : (Rev. William Holmes Borders, Sr.; b. 24 February 1905, Macon, GA, USA; d. 23 November 1993, Atlanta, GA, USA; Baptist minister, civil rights leader)

Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Borders, William Holmes; civil rights activist, clergyperson; born 1905 in Macon, Georgia, United States; earned a B.A. degree from Morehouse College in Atlanta (1929), a B.D. degree from Garrett Theological Seminary (1932), an M.A. degree from the University of Chicago (1936), and an L.H.D. degree from Wilberforce University (1962); served as pastor of the Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, where he was a leader in the fight for civil rights (1937-1988 ); in 1939 helped integrate Atlanta's police department, in 1945 directed a campaign to obtain bus-driving jobs for African Americans; in the early 1960s chaired the Adult-Student Liaison Committee, which worked to desegregate Atlanta's hotels, lunch counters, and restaurants; died 1993 in United States)