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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 · Walter Fauntroy describes the impact of the Carter administration on black political power and black constituents. Walter Fauntroy talks about HistoryMaker Andrew Young's resignation from his post as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and President Jimmy Carter's subsequent loss of black….
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 Freedom March of 1966.
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.
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.
Jun 14, 2007 · The Reverend Walter Fauntroy talked about his life and career. He was the first delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia.
Jul 10, 2016 · Walter E. Fauntroy opened the door to his home in Northwest Washington and extended his hand. At 83, the man who helped Martin Luther King Jr. plan the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and...
May 25, 1971 · On March 23, 1971, Walter Fauntroy was sworn in as the first delegate to the House of Representatives from Washington, D.C. in almost a century. His objective: home rule for the...
Mar 23, 1971 · Fauntroy, who was born in 1933, entered Congress under legislation signed by President Richard Nixon in 1970 after having won a three-way Democratic primary.
Walter Edward Fauntroy is an American pastor, civil rights activist, and politician who was a delegate to the United States House of Representatives and a candidate for the 1972 and...
