Draft:Robert Major Walker

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Robert Major Walker is a former mayor of Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was its first African American mayor. He helped advocate for a civil war monument to African American soldiers.^[1] He served two terms as mayor.^[2]

In 2019, Vicksburg's city hall annex building was renamed for him.^[3]

References

[1] ttps://vicksburgnews.com/black-excellence-robert-walker-vicksburgs-first-black-mayor/

[2] ttps://www.wapt.com/article/monument-to-black-soldiers-who-fought-in-the-civil-war-stands-at-vicksburg-national-park/46790620

[3] ttps://www.wlbt.com/2019/01/22/city-vicksburg-renames-building-honor-first-african-american-mayor/?outputType=amp

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