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Ms. Williams is a respected elderly woman from the black community in Monroeville. Her presence at Walter’s Rule 32 hearing is significant because of her long history of involvement with civil rights battles. Having experienced brutality from police and police dogs while fighting for civil rights, she struggles to overcome her terror at the police dog that is brought into Walter’s hearing. Stevenson describes her as being graceful and dignified.
Mrs. Williams Quotes in Just Mercy
The Just Mercy quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Williams or refer to Mrs. Williams. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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In that moment, I felt something peculiar. A deep sense of recognition. I smiled now, because I knew she was saying to the room, “I may be old, I may be poor, I may be black, but I’m here. I’m here because I’ve got this vision of justice that compels me to be a witness. I’m here because I’m supposed to be here. I’m here because you can’t keep me away.”
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Mrs. Williams Quotes in Just Mercy
The Just Mercy quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Williams or refer to Mrs. Williams. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 9
Quotes
In that moment, I felt something peculiar. A deep sense of recognition. I smiled now, because I knew she was saying to the room, “I may be old, I may be poor, I may be black, but I’m here. I’m here because I’ve got this vision of justice that compels me to be a witness. I’m here because I’m supposed to be here. I’m here because you can’t keep me away.”
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