The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and Theresa Ann Walker Oral History Interview

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.109.1a, 2011.174.109.1b, 2011.174.109.1c, 2011.174.109.1d, 2011.174.109.1e, 2011.174.109.1f, 2011.174.109.1g, and 2011.174.109.1h. The Reverend Doctor Wyatt Tee Walker reflects on his involvement in the freedom movement, especially his work as Martin Luther King's chief of staff and as the Executive Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) from 1960-1964. Towards the end of the interview, his wife, Theresa Ann Walker, joins him on camera to talk briefly about her experiences in the movement. LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0109.

Catalog date

July 9, 2014

Recorded places

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Activism; American South; Associations and institutions; Civil Rights; Families; Social reform; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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