Carrie Williams

Caroline "Carrie" M. Williams (née Edwards) (c. 1866 – January 22, 1930) was an African American educator in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Williams fought and won a significant 1898 civil rights case, Williams v. Board of Education of Fairfax District, which upheld West Virginia's law requiring equal school terms, and established equal pay for teachers regardless of their race.

This article is about the West Virginia educator. For the author and activist, see Carrie Williams Clifford.

Carrie Williams
Born
Caroline M. Edwards

circa 1866
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1930(1930-01-22) (aged 63–64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationEducator
Known forPlaintiff in Williams v. Board of Education of Fairfax District (1896)
SpouseAbraham L. Williams
Children9
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