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.


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instanceOf African-American leader
Christian minister
civil rights activist
human
advocated nonviolent civil disobedience
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
Virginia Union University School of Theology
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Walker
fieldOfWork Christian ministry
civil rights
social justice
fullName Wyatt Tee Walker
givenName Wyatt
hasRole chief strategist for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
organizer for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
knownFor being a close aide to Martin Luther King Jr.
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
Birmingham campaign
notableWork leadership in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
strategic planning for the Birmingham campaign
occupation author
civil rights leader
pastor
theologian
placeOfBirth Brockton, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Chester, Virginia, United States
positionHeld executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
religion Christianity
religiousDenomination Baptist
residence New York City
Petersburg, Virginia
sexOrGender male
spouse Theresa Ann Walker

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