February is #BlackHistoryMonth
. William Walker, a #Hoosier actor who was born in #IN05 in the @cityofanderson in 1896, delivered one the of most memorable lines in movie history in “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
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Walker was the 1st African-American man to graduate from Pendleton High School. He served in the @USArmy during WWI w/the 351st Field Artillery, 92nd Division, known as the “2nd fully organized all-colored division.” Read more in the @indystar >>https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2019/02/07/pendleton-man-william-franklin-walker-found-fame-to-kill-mockingbird-black-history-month/2668227002/ …