| Full Name |
Wyatt Tee Walker |
| Date of Birth |
16 August 1928 |
| Place of Birth |
Suffolk, Virginia, USA |
| Date of Death |
22 April 2014 |
| Place of Death |
Suffolk, Virginia, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
American Baptist Theological Seminary (B.A.); Virginia Union University (M.A.); Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.); New York University (Ph.D.) |
| Profession |
Baptist minister, civil rights leader, theologian, author |
| Years of Activity |
1950s - 2010s |
| Brief Information |
Wyatt Tee Walker was a prominent Baptist minister and a key strategist and organizer of the Civil Rights Movement. He served as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. Walker's work was instrumental in planning and executing major campaigns, including the Birmingham Campaign of 1963. |