Cristola Williams(1911-2003)

Won an oratorical contest sponsored by the Elks while a child in Atlanta; she placed third in the national competition in Washington, D.C. With the prize money, she attended prep school at Spelman College in Atlanta, then moving to New York City where Attended Wadleigh School for the Performing Arts in New York City, graduating in 1929; studied under Richard B. "De Lawd" Harrison and was a member of the Harlem Players.