When I started working, no one paid attention to child labor laws. I was 13, and my brother was 11. We went to work in this Minister’s Cafe every Friday where he sold fried fish. So, my brother cleaned the fish, and I put the batter on it and then threw it into the hot grease. No one complained, as they were too busy washing the fish down with the beer, which they really went there to consume. The fish was just to say they ate something nice.

Fish Fry
Diann Williams
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Diann Williams
Diann Price Williams is one of nine children born to Joseph (deceased) and Ida Mae Price (living nonagenarian)in Clinton, South Carolina.
Diann attended Benedict College where she graduated with a degree in Social Work. Her career as a Social Worker gave her the ability to fulfill her passion for research and writing. In 2010 she acquired a Certificate in Project Management from Furman University, which continued her love for research and writing. She has worked as a licensed social worker, a certified adoption specialist, a technical writer in technology, and a project manager for technology infrastructure projects.
In retirement, Diann rekindled her dream of publishing a book. In 2017, her brother was a victim of a traffic fatality and died. Diann organized her brother’s thoughts found on his laptop into a book titled “A Life That Mattered.” This was her first published book and she was over the age of 60.
Diann has published over 20 books. She is on the board of the Newberry County Literacy Council; a Life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®; a past President of the Gamma Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®; a member of the Pink and Green Community Service Foundation, a member of Benedict College Alumni Club, Columbia Club #2; a member of the College Place Community Association; and, a charter member of Top Ladies of Distinction, Incorporated.
Diann is the wife of Leon Williams, the mother of three adult children – Tahlisha, Nicholas (Ashleigh), and Michael (Elizabeth), and the grandmother of Talyn, Nick, and Rilynn.
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