Hosea Williams - Again on the Back of the Bus
June 3, 2008
Hosea Williams is known in Atlanta and around the world as a famous civil rights leader who was unfortunately arrested some 125 times for things like drinking at “whites only” water fountains or sitting in the front of a bus. Today his picture is stamped on a the back of Atlanta Marta bus. I find this a bit sad since his image is now hawking a bail bonding business for those imprisoned at the Fulton or Dekalb County Jails and the tag line is “still setting em free.” I almost hit this bus today trying to get these pictures.
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Posted in Amazing people, Yadda Yadda by ashley
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June 3rd, 2008 at 7:05 pm
Wow, this is messed up on so many levels.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
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June 6th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
There is another company called “Free at Last” bail bonding. I find the name clever, but equally distasteful.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Rashid, I posted a picture of that a while back on this blog…i think all these names for bail bonding businesses are pretty shameless.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:36 am
If I’m not mistaken, I believe that Hosea owned or lent his name to these companies (at least I think that’s the case with “Free at Last” over near the Dekalb Co. jail). Ashley, you also forgot to mention the several times he was pulled over for drunk driving or carrying a non-permitted handgun. Hosea Williams did a lot of good but he was definitely a character and ‘country.’
July 10th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Scoff if you will, but Hosea Williams Free at Last is the only company in town that will accept a car title to secure a bail bond.
August 10th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Hosea Williams Bail Bonding Company is a family owned business. It is operated by his daughter, son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren. The business was started by Hosea Williams in 1998.
October 4th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
i dont understand why anyone would be offended by our marta buses. my grandfather, hosea williams, started this business when he was alive and it was him who made the motto “still settin’ em free”. FREE AT LAST HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOSEA WILLIAMS AT ALL. he started hosea williams bonding and we, his family, own and run the company efficiently.