Reverend William Holmes Borders Sr. | |
|---|---|
 Clarence Mitchell Jr. (seated, bottom left), Borders (seated, bottom center), and A.T. Walden (seated, bottom right), with 3 unknown standing men, 1950. | |
| Born | 24 February 1905 |
| Died | 23 November 1993 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Years active | 1937–1988 |
| Movement | Civil Rights Movement |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Lisa Borders (granddaughter) |
William Holmes Borders Sr. (24 February 1905 – 23 November 1993)[1] was an American civil rights activist and leader and pastor of Wheat Street Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia from 1937 to 1988.
- ^ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKTZ-JN6W : accessed 17 February 2021), William Holmes Borders, Sr, Florida, United States, 26 Nov 1993; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Tampa Tribune, The, born-digital text.