Kenny Williams (educator) facts for kids
Kenny J. Williams (born in 1927, passed away in 2003) was a smart African American writer and teacher. She taught English at Duke University for many years.
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About Kenny J. Williams
Kenny J. Williams was born in Kentucky. That's why her first name was "Kenny"! She earned her PhD, which is a very high-level university degree, from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959.
From 1977 until she passed away, she was a professor in the English Department at Duke University. Her father was Joseph H. Jackson, who was the President of the National Baptist Convention for a long time, from 1941 to 1990.
Awards and Recognition
In 1986, Kenny J. Williams received the MidAmerica Award. This award was given by the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature. It recognized her important work in studying literature from the Midwest.
In 1991, President George H. W. Bush chose her to be part of the National Council on the Humanities. This group helps decide how to support history, literature, and culture in the United States.
She was also an important member of the Executive Board of the American Literature Association. She served on the Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities too. These groups work to support American writing and culture.
Her Important Books
Kenny J. Williams wrote many books and also helped illustrate one.
As a Writer
- Chicago's Public Wits: A Chapter in the American Comic Spirit (1983 Louisiana State University Press) ISBN: 0-8071-1043-4
- A Storyteller and a City: Sherwood Anderson's Chicago (1988 Northern IL University Press) ISBN: 0-87580-135-8
- Prairie voices: a literary history of Chicago from the frontier to 1893 (1980 Townsend Press) ISBN: 0-935990-00-3
- They also spoke: an essay on Negro literature in America, 1787–1930 (1970 Townsend Press)
As an Artist
- Essays – Including Biographies and Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Poetry, Ann Plato (author) (1988 Oxford University Press) ISBN: 0-19-505247-1
