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Darryl Williams

1964–2010

United States

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Darryl K. Williams (January 28, 1964 – March 28, 2010) of Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts and Milton, Massachusetts, was an American advocate for social justice, compassion and forgiveness as well as a local advocate for accessibility for persons with disabilities. As a 15-year-old African-American high school student, Williams became the victim of a school shooting on September 28, 1979, in Boston, Massachusetts while playing American football. Williams survived the shooting, but was paralyzed from the neck down for the rest of his life.

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