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- Walter Edward Fauntroy Jr. (born February 6, 1933) is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was the Washington, D.C. delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1991. He was a candidate for the 1972 and 1976 Democratic presidential nominations as a favorite son.
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Walter Edward Fauntroy Jr. (born February 6, 1933) is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was the Washington, D.C. delegate to the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1991.
Jan 23, 2003 · The Honorable Reverend Walter Fauntroy. The Reverend Walter Edward Fauntroy was born in Washington, D.C., on February 6, 1933, to Ethel Vine and William T. Fauntroy. Graduating from Virginia Union University with a B.A. in 1955 and from Yale University Divinity School with a B.D. in 1958.
His road to the front lines of the civil rights movement began with a late night discussion in a college dormitory room. Rev. Walter Fauntroy, ’58 B.D., played a behind-the-scenes but significant role in major civil rights events including the 1963 March on Washington, the Selma to Montgomery March of 1965, and the Meredith Mississippi ...
Oct 24, 2009 · The Reverend Walter Fauntroy talked about his life and career. He was the first delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia.
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Mar 26, 2008 · Reverend Walter E. Fauntroy, pastor, Congressional representative, and civil rights activist, was born in Washington, D.C., on February, 6, 1933. The son of Ethel Vines Fauntroy and William Thomas Fauntroy, who worked in the U.S. Patent Office, Walter Fauntroy graduated from Dunbar High School in 1952.
The following year, King appointed Fauntroy to the role of regional representative of SCLC. By 1964, Fauntroy was involved in many SCLC-sponsored events, including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where he helped coordinate medical, health, and sanitation facilities.
Aug 26, 2020 · This time, instead of Dr. King, Walter Fauntroy and others laying the groundwork for the march, the Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, has volunteered his organization to lead the commemorative event. Marvin says the event remains a defining moment in his father’s life.
