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Samuel Williams Jr.

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in Fairfield, California, The United States
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July 2012


Samuel Williams, Jr. is a 54-year-old African American journalist and grant writer based in San Bernardino, Ca.
“When I was a high school student at Christchurch School, a private Episcopalian boarding school located on the banks of the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia, I fell in love Dr. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes adventures,” Williams said. “In my readings, however, I noticed there were only two black characters ever mentioned in any of the adventures. I was also concerned the only black male character to appear, Steve Dixie, was depicted as a rogue and grifter. I decided I would write a Holmes adventure that would give Dixie’s character some positive, redeeming value and I believe I was successful in doing so i
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Average rating: 4.12 · 17 ratings · 4 reviews · 2 distinct works
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4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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