African Americans -- Virginia
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Thomas Calhoun Walker Autobiography
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2015.043
Scope and Contents
Typed carbon copy autobiography of Lawyer Walker of Gloucester, entitled "Lawyer Walker of Gloucester (as told to two Northern friends)." There is a dedication page to Walker's wife. Carbon version used for the autobiography "The Honey-Pod Tree: The Life Story of Thomas Calhoun Walker," which was published in 1958. Includes a photograph and sheet music for "De Ole Sheep Done Know de Road." As a lawyer, he defended many African Americans in Gloucester County, Virginia, and eventually served...
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