Wyatt Tee Walker papers : additions, 1969-2005 (bulk ca. 1970-2005)

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Wyatt Tee Walker papers : additions, 1969-2005 (bulk ca. 1970-2005)

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The Wyatt Tee Walker papers (Additions) reflect some of the activities in which Walker was involved from the 1980s until about 2003. Much of the material consists of his writings including sermons, lectures and essays, 1995-2001. Within these genres he frequently wrote about Martin Luther King, Jr., and religious and black related issues. The collection does not contain much material related to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and his other activities in the civil rights movement. There are manuscripts for a number of Walker's books as well as unpublished writings. Among the titles of the unpublished manuscripts are "The Phenomenon of Afrocentric Christian Faith," "China Diary," "Gospel in the Land of the Rising Sun," and "South African Odyssey," (descriptions of his travels to China, Japan, and South Africa, respectively, with members of his and other church groups). An unfinished manuscript about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X can also be found here. Incorporated in the collection are over a hundred sermons as well as conference papers, essays and speeches about the religious aspects of black life, the civil rights movement, and related topics. Included is the transcript of the 1963 television program; "The American Experience" with Walker, James Farmer, Malcolm X and Alan Morrison discussing "Race Relations in Crisis." There are also transcripts of his weekly radio addresses for the program, "1010 WINS Religious Commentary," 2001-2002 Walker's membership on the board of trustees of Virginia Union University (where he was awarded the Master of Divinity) is represented by president's reports to the board, minutes and associated material, 1982 and 1992. Files also discuss other organizations and activities in which Walker was involved, such as the International Freedom Mobilization (a summit conference of black religious leaders on apartheid held at the United Nations), 1979. There are-also some personal papers, commemorative programs, an news clippings about Walker, in addition to information about his photographic work overseas and in this country. The collection includes papers by others such as "Black Political Theology: The Case of Reverend Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.," by Rev. John Henry Scott III, 1985, and papers about music, singing, the black church, and the civil rights movement.

8.3 lin. ft. (8 record cartons and 1 printbox)

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Scott, John Henry, 1901-1980

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International Freedom Mobilization (New York, N.Y.)

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Virginia Union University (Richmond, Va.)

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National Theological Institute with branches in Washington, D.C., and Richmond, Va., founded by the American Baptist Home Mission Society, split apart after 1865 with the Washington branch becoming Wayland Seminary; 1869 the Richmond branch was named Colver Institute; in 1876 school was incorporated by the Virginia General Assembly under the name Richmond Institute; in 1883 a college for women named Hartshorn Memorial College was founded by the ABHMS; with no women attending the Richmond Institu...

X, Malcolm, 1925-1965

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Black activist. From the description of Radio broadcast of an interview with Malcolm X, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309736449 Black nationalist. From the description of Reminiscences of Malcolm X : lecture, [196-?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513305 African American nationalist leader and minister of the Nation of Islam who sought to broaden the civil rights struggle ...

Walker, Wyatt Tee

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Minister, author, and civil rights activist. From the description of Wyatt Tee Walker papers : additions, 1969-2005 (bulk ca. 1970-2005) (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 229128156 Minister, author, and civil rights activist, Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker is best known for his work as Chief of Staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, a position he held from 1960-1964, and as pastor of Canaan Baptist Church in New York City since 1967. ...