A. T. Walden | |
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Born | Austen Thomas Walden April 12, 1885 |
Died | July 2, 1965 Atlanta |
Nationality | United States |
Alma mater | Atlanta University |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Years active | 1919-1963 |
Organization | Atlanta Negro Voters League |
Political party | Republican |
Partner | Mary Ellen Denner (1918-65) |
Children | 2 |
Austen Thomas Walden, also known as A. T. Walden (April 12, 1885 — July 2, 1965)[1] was an American lawyer and civil rights leader. In 1964, he was appointed by Ivan Allen Jr. as a municipal judge, the first black judge to be appointed in the state of Georgia since Reconstruction.