Fauntroy, Walter E.
- Authoritative Name:
- Fauntroy, Walter E.
- Biography:
- Delegate from the District of Columbia; born in Washington, D.C., February 6, 1933; attended Washington (D.C.) public schools; graduated from Dunbar High School, Washington, D.C., 1952; B.A., Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., 1955; B.D., Yale University Divinity School, 1958; pastor, New Bethel Baptist Church, 1959 to present; founder and director, Model Inner City Community Organization, 1966-1972; director, Washington Bureau, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1960-1971; vice chairman, District of Columbia City Council, 1967-1969; vice chairman, White House Conference to Fulfill These Rights, 1966; national coordinator, Poor People’s Campaign, 1969; chairman, board of directors, Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Social Change, Atlanta, Ga.; member, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 1961-1971; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1972; elected as a Democrat a Delegate to the Ninety-second Congress, by special election, March 23, 1971; reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 23, 1971-January 3, 1991); was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred Second Congress in 1990 but was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination for mayor of Washington, D.C.; is a resident of Washington, D.C.--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Associated Subjects:
- Fauntroy, Walter E.
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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9 items in 5 collections (expand all)
Box AV-4, Folder 4: OR29. Sound Truck--Inspiration for Voters, undated
- Creator:
- Spaulding, Asa T. (Asa Timothy), 1902-1990
- Date of Original:
- 1909/1983
- Collection:
- Asa and Elna Spaulding papers, 1909-1997 and undated, bulk 1935-1983
- Contributing Institution:
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 6)
- Creator:
- Kaplow, Alicia, 1945-
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 1 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 1)
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1963
1964 - Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
MFDP--General papers, 1963-1965, part 2 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 788, Reel 1, Segment 2, Part 2)
- Creator:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Morey --COFO Legal Coordinator - Legal Cases, 1962-1966 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 3, Folder 12)
- Creator:
- Morey, R. Hunter, 1940-
- Date of Original:
- 1962/1967
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Green Valley News Vol. 1, No. 11, October 23, 1965
- Creator:
- Green Valley News
- Date of Original:
- 1965-10-23
- Collection:
- James T. McCain papers, 1957-1972
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. Libraries
South Caroliniana Library
[Rosa Parks and Congressman Walter Fauntroy holding a framed picture of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964] [graphic].
- Date of Original:
- 1980/1990
- Collection:
- Rosa Parks Papers
- Contributing Institution:
- Library of Congress
[Walter Fauntroy speaking at Rosa Parks' birthday gala, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990] [graphic].
- Date of Original:
- 1990
- Collection:
- Rosa Parks Papers
- Contributing Institution:
- Library of Congress
WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking to reporters about the upcoming presidential election and efforts by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to encourage African Americans to vote, Savannah, Georgia, 1964 October 3
- Creator:
- WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
- Date of Original:
- 1964-10-03
- Collection:
- WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection