Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Wyatt Tee Walker
(1928-2018)
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
1. Wyatt Tee Walker Marker
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Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor of Gillfield Baptist Church from 1953 to 1960, served as the president of the Petersburg branch of the NAACP and as Virginia director of the Congress of Racial Equality. He worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and for several years was his chief of staff. In 1960 Walker became the first full-time executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He helped organized major civil rights protests including the Birmingham (Alabama) Movement and the March on Washington. For 37 years Walker was pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem, N.Y. In 1978 he organized the International Freedom Mobilization to combat apartheid in South Africa.
Wyatt Tee Walker, pastor of Gillfield Baptist Church from 1953 to 1960, served as the president of the Petersburg branch of the NAACP and as Virginia director of the Congress of Racial Equality. He worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and for several years was his chief of staff. In 1960 Walker became the first full-time executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He helped organized major civil rights protests including the Birmingham (Alabama) Movement and the March on Washington. For 37 years Walker was pastor of Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem, N.Y. In 1978 he organized the International Freedom Mobilization to combat apartheid in South Africa.
Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number QA-42.)
Location. 37° 13.388′ N, 77° 24.485′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. Marker is on Perry Street just north of Farmer Street, on the right when traveling
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 21, 2021
2. Wyatt Tee Walker Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 196 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
