The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Walter C. Carrington

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable Walter C. Carrington

2/14/2007

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2007.069

Lawyer and foreign ambassador The Honorable Walter C. Carrington (1930 - ) was the former U.S. ambassador to Senegal and Nigeria. Carrington was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 2/14/2007, in Newton, Massachusetts. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 9; Total Run Time: 04h 30m 38s

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Carrington, Walter C.

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Ambassador Walter Charles Carrington was born on July 24, 1930, in New York City to Marjorie Irene Hayes and Walter R. Carrington, an immigrant from Barbados. Raised in a predominately Italian-Irish community, Carrington attended Hancock School and Hale School in Everett, Massachusetts. Carrington was elected vice president of his class throughout his four years at the predominantly white Parlin Junior High and Everett High School. Graduating in 1948, Carrington became one of four black students...