Live presentation on Professor Jim (James W. Williams), a former slave and an original founder of The Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church in Hartford, CT. 

Professor Jim is portrayed by Rev. Kevin Johnson, a longtime employee and a member of the State Library’s History and Genealogy staff, where he assists researchers in connecting with archival resources. He has transformed his passion for African American history into vividly presenting the stories of historical characters such as James W. Williams (aka Professor Jim).