Daniel Hale Williams had a unique personality shaped by hardship and great challenges. Some traits that we can describe in William's personality are courage and determination. He had the goal to go against the expected fate he could have faced as he was born a slave. He was determined to break the stereotypical African American image. His determination led him to open the first interracial staff operated hospital in May 1891. In a time when Afroamerican people were not considered to be part of society, William was brave to do what he thought was the right thing to do.
This cannot be easily found in the life of other scientists for their work was not plagued of racial criticism and discredit just for being of a different skin color.
