Walker, Edwin A. (Edwin Anderson), 1909-1993

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U.S. Army general, born November 10, 1909 in Center Point, Texas and died October 31, 1993 in Dallas, Texas. He served in World War II and the Korean War. He led the federal troops in Little Rock, Arkansas during the Central High School integration crisis of 1957. Despite this service, Walker, a member of the John Birch Society, actively resisted the Civil Right movement.

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Walker, Edwin A. (Edwin Anderson), 1909-1993

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Edwin A. Walker and Colonel William A. Kuhn on grounds of Central High School

Creator:: United States. Army
Date of Original:: 1957-09-27
Collection:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Photographs Collection
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

General Edwin Walker in front of Central High School

Date of Original:: 1957-09-24
Collection:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Photographs Collection
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

General Edwin Walker inspects 101st Airborne soldiers in front of Central High School

Date of Original:: 1957-09-24
Collection:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Photographs Collection
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Major General Edwin A. Walker inspects 101st Airborne soldiers guarding Central High School

Date of Original:: 1957-09-27
Collection:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Photographs Collection
Contributing Institution:: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies

Walker, Edwin A. (Edwin Anderson), 1909-1993

Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Photographs Collection