Wyatt Tee Walker
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Wyatt Tee Walker was an influential American civil rights leader, close aide to Martin Luther King Jr., and chief strategist and organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wyatt Tee Walker canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American leader
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Christian minister ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocated |
nonviolent civil disobedience
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racial equality ⓘ voting rights ⓘ |
| clergyTitle | Reverend ⓘ |
| closeCollaborator | Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-08-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-01-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Virginia Union University
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Virginia Union University ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Union University School of Theology
|
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian ministry
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civil rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| fullName | Wyatt Tee Walker self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Wyatt ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief strategist for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a close aide to Martin Luther King Jr.
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nonviolent protest strategy ⓘ strategic planning and organization for civil rights campaigns ⓘ |
| memberOf | Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| movement | American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
American civil rights protests of the 1960s
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Birmingham campaign ⓘ |
| notableWork |
leadership in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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strategic planning for the Birmingham campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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civil rights leader ⓘ pastor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brockton, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Chester, Virginia, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Baptists
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surface form:
Baptist
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| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Theresa Ann Walker ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.