James B. Williams accepting 1999 Alumni Merit Award at Creighton School of Medicine with his wife, Willeen, and children by his side
Davis, R. (2000 Summer) The Fight for Equality. Creighton University Magazine. Creighton University Archives https://creighton.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/3528
James B. Williams featured in a Creighton University Magazine (2000 Edition)
Davis, R. (2000 Summer) The Fight for Equality. Creighton University Magazine. Creighton University Archives https://creighton.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/3528
James B. Williams during his time at the military as 1st Lieutenant of the Air Force
Davis, R. (2000 Summer) The Fight for Equality. Creighton University Magazine. Creighton University Archives https://creighton.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/3528
Image of Judge Pittman being sworn in as the first black judge. Source Omaha World-Herald. (2023, April 7). Reminisce: Judge Elizabeth Davis Pittman. https://omaha.com/news/local/history/reminisce-judge-elizabeth-davis-pittman/article_973db76a-d4a9-11ed-8da3-bfa8c6e465df.html
Creighton University. (n.d.). Judge Elizabeth D. Pittman Award Source: Ceremony. University Relations: Alumni and Friends. Retrieved April 29, 2026, from https://alumni.creighton.edu/news-events/events/pittmanaward25
Image of honoring Judge Pittman. Source Omaha World-Herald. (2023, April 7). Reminisce: Judge Elizabeth Davis Pittman. https://omaha.com/news/local/history/reminisce-judge-elizabeth-davis-pittman/article_973db76a-d4a9-11ed-8da3-bfa8c6e465df.html
James B. Williams standing next to the Williams Clinic at Southside Chicago
Davis, R. (2000 Summer) The Fight for Equality. Creighton University Magazine. Creighton University Archives https://creighton.as.atlas-sys.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/3528
The still image shows a frame from the 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation depicting Ku Klux Klan members lynching Gus, an African American man, for "sexual pursuit" and "murder."
Source: Lovallo, J., & Sasse, A. F. (2019, February 18). A biography of Judge Elizabeth Pittman. North Omaha History. https://northomahahistory.com/2019/02/18/a-biography-of-judge-elizabeth-pittman-by-jody-lovallo-and-adam-fletcher-sasse/
Native communities marched throughout Sioux City in honor of children lost to the foster care system. Photo by Kendall Crawford
Crawford, K. (2022, November 24). Iowa tribes reflect on progress at march for children lost to foster care. Iowa Public Radio. https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2022-11-24/iowa-tribes-reflect-on-progress-at-march-for-children-lost-to-foster-care
Image of Elizabeth Pittman reminiscing about the DePorres Club Lovallo, J., & Sasse, A. F. (2019, February 18). A biography of Judge Elizabeth Pittman. North Omaha History. https://northomahahistory.com/2019/02/18/a-biography-of-judge-elizabeth-pittman-by-jody-lovallo-and-adam-fletcher-sasse/
Article written about Pittman. Source Lovallo, J., & Sasse, A. F. (2019, February 18). A biography of Judge Elizabeth Pittman. North Omaha History. https://northomahahistory.com/2019/02/18/a-biography-of-judge-elizabeth-pittman-by-jody-lovallo-and-adam-fletcher-sasse/
The former logo of the “Sioux City Soos.”
Crossley, D. (2018, November 3). Sioux City Soos (1947-1960). Fun While It Lasted. https://funwhileitlasted.net/2018/11/03/1947-1960-sioux-city-soos/
