William Clarence Matthews was a pioneering athlete, politician, and lawyer. Matthews was born the third oldest child to William Matthews, a tailor, and Elizabeth Matthews in Selma, Alabama on January 7, 1877. He enrolled at the Tuskegee Institute after high school with the help of Booker T. Washington. He later attended Harvard University where he […]

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