{"id":369751,"date":"2021-11-20T04:34:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T01:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/first-black-manhattan-us-attorney-damian-williams-sworn-in\/"},"modified":"2021-11-20T04:34:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T01:34:32","slug":"first-black-manhattan-us-attorney-damian-williams-sworn-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/first-black-manhattan-us-attorney-damian-williams-sworn-in\/","title":{"rendered":"#First black Manhattan US attorney Damian Williams sworn in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#First black Manhattan US attorney Damian Williams sworn in<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Damian Williams, the first black person to be <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed US attorney for the Southern District of New York, was sworn into office Friday \u2014 and announced the formation of a new civil rights unit in his powerful federal prosecutor\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a ceremony at the Harlem Armory, Williams said that under his leadership, the office will prioritize, among other issues, what he called \u201ccivil rights enforcement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know and I know we are living in troubled times,\u201d Williams said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhite supremacist groups are on the march. Anti-Semitism is on the march. Anti-Asian bias is on the march. Abuse of the most vulnerable in our society is on the march,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I am proud to announce today that I have created a brand new civil rights unit in the criminal division of my office.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new unit will build on work an existing civil rights unit in the office\u2019s civil division has carried out for decades, Williams said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-102.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Damien Williams is pictured at his investiture ceremony at the Harlem Armory on November 19, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-20212446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-102.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-102.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-102.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Damien Williams at his investiture ceremony on Nov. 19, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alec Tabak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-101.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the swearing in ceremony of Damien Williams at the Harlem Armory on November 19, 2021 in New York.\" class=\"wp-image-20212444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-101.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-101.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-101.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Merrick Garland made an appearance at the ceremony.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alec Tabak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Sen. Chuck Schumer also appeared at Williams' ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-20212443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-us-attorney-100.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sen. Chuck Schumer also appeared at Williams\u2019 ceremony.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alec Tabak<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ceremony \u2014 which also featured remarks by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Attorney General Merrick Garland \u2014 was held at the armory in a nod to the \u201cHarlem Hellfighers,\u201d an all-black Army regiment that trained at the facility prior to fighting in World War I under French command.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Hellfighters, a white lawyer named William Hayward, served as US attorney for the Southern District of New York after the war. During his time in the office, Hayward appointed the first black man and the first woman to serve as assistant US attorneys.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-089.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"Col William Hayward standing in a trench where his troops train for the war in Europe.\" class=\"wp-image-20212440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-089.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-089.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-089.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-089.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Col. William Hayward standing in a trench where his troops train for the war in Europe.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Underwood Archives\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-091.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"United States Attorney-elect for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams, right, and his wife, Jennifer Nicole Wynn, listen to the national anthem during Williams' swearing-in ceremony, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-20212441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-091.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-091.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/groundbreaking-new-attorney-091.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Williams said that people are now \u201cliving in troubled times.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jeenah Moon\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>About 500 people attended Williams\u2019 swearing in, known as an investiture ceremony, including former top federal prosecutors Geoffrey Berman, Preet Bharara, Joon Kim and Audrey Strauss.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, 41, has inherited a number of high-profile investigations and prosecutions in his new role, including the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and an ongoing probe into Rudy Giuliani, who also once served as US attorney in the office.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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