Walden, A. T. (Austin Thomas), 1885-1965
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African American lawyer, civil rights leader, and civic leader, of Atlanta, Ga.
A.T. (Austin Thomas) Walden (1885-1965) was born April 12, 1885 in Fort Valley, Georgia. He attended Fort Valley Industrial School, Atlanta University, and the University of Michigan where he received an LL. B. degree in 1911. He began his law practice in Macon in 1912 before serving in the U.S. Army from 1914-1917. In 1917, he moved his practice to Atlanta, Georgia thus beginning a career as a noted attorney, civil rights leader, and civic leader. His leadership in the civil rights movement included association with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (N.A.A.C.P.) work with lawsuits to desegregate schools and buses and founder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League. In addition, he served in many civic organizations including the Butler Street YMCA. Walden retired in 1963 but continued as an active member of the community through a consulting firm.
Austin Thomas Walden, a native of Fort Valley, Georgia, came to Atlanta in 1917 where he practiced as an attorney. He was a civil rights leader who was involved in the NAACP, desegregation of schools and buses, and founded the Atlanta Negro Voters League.
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