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and gave private music lessons to many children. Her primary instrument was piano, although she also played organ. She taught piano and was also valued as an accompanist for singers. After her husband's early death, she took a full-time position in
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declaring state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. In a 2008 profile in the
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Alma Stone Williams was highly educated. She attended
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