Wyatt tee walker biography

    wyatt tee walker biography
Field Information
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.