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| Name | Louis Edward Waller - Civil Rights Leader |
| Video Uploader | Video From Washington County Historical Society PA |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 01-04-2020 18:37:26 |
| Video Discription | The barrier-breaking achievements of Louis Edward Waller during life are immeasurable. The honors and awards he so deservingly received are innumerable. Indeed, Lou Waller was a beacon of civic leadership for an entire community. He was a pioneering leader… in civil rights… in business… in philanthropy and community service. Racial inequality and segregation were still widespread in the 1950s. Lou was among many that suffered this reality first-hand. At one job, for example, Lou was told to go in the back so he wouldn’t have to be seen by customers. In another case, when Lou’s wife Shirley gave birth to their first child in the hospital, she was not permitted to recover in the same room as a white mother who had just given birth. Instead, Shirley recovered in the hallway. In 1959, feeling he had a higher calling, Lou took office as President of the NAACP’s Washington Branch. Among the many initiatives of his tenure at the NAACP, Waller helped bring about a public discourse toward the elimination of de facto segregation in Washington’s school system which had persisted even after Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. The swimming pool at Washington Park was integrated. And in 1964, Lou Waller organized and led the ‘March to the Post Office’ to urge passage of Civil Rights legislation. The March was an iconic moment in captured in time. Lou Waller was just 35 years old. The official history of the NAACP’s Washington Branch recorded that “At a time when communication was sorely needed between the black and white communities, Lou Waller’s talents surfaced and were invaluable. He was able to communicate the needs, frustrations and problems of the black community…” When describing his particular approach to the cause, Lou himself said: “Yes, you can get people’s attention by throwing pebbles at the window, but you get more attention if you are able to be where the decisions are made...” In recognition of these accomplishments, Lou Waller received the NAACP’s Human Rights Award in 1965. In 1970, Waller was appointed as President of the Pennsylvania State Conference of NAACP Branches. On March 11, 2020 in recognition of his incredible achievements and his work in the Civil Rights Movement, Lou Waller was inducted into the Washington County Historical Society Hall of Fame. [FAQbUkRDxDE] |
| Category | People & Blogs |
| Tags | Lou Waller | Civil Rights | history | washpa | Washington pa | Washington County | Black History | segregation | naacp | 20th Century |
