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

Created by

Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009

Interview of

Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018

Walker, Theresa Ann E., American

Interviewed by

Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969

Subject of

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957

Date

July 9, 2014

Medium

digital

Dimensions

Duration: 01:42:12

Description

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

Place collected

Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Collection title

Civil Rights History Project

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Type

video recordings

oral histories

digital media - born digital

Topic

Activism

American South

Associations and institutions

Civil rights

Families

Social reform

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number

2011.174.109.1a-h

Restrictions & Rights

© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Usage

Usage conditions apply

GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd565931ec5-9f3c-4216-8d3e-dcf9d6186109