King would have supported charter schools as well. Opposition to Critical Race Theory In September 2015, Walker wrote an essay for Real Clear Politics along with Steve Klinsky. In this essay Walker and Klinsky called for a fundamental respect for all people, considered as individuals without regards to race, and expressed opposition to theories such as Critical race theory that classifies people primarily as members of racial groups. Personal life and death Walker married Theresa Ann Walker in December 1950. They had four children together. Walker died on January 23, 2018, at his home in Chester, Virginia, aged 89. Selected books Walker had an ongoing interest in the relationship between music, the black religious tradition, and social change, and published several books on this topic. This topic was also the center of his doctoral work for his PhD in 1975. These include: 1979 – Somebody's Calling My Name: Black Sacred Music and Social Change (Judson Press) 1984 – The Soul of Black Worship: A Trilogy – Preaching, Praying, Singing (Self-published) 1985 – Road to Damascus: A Journey of Faith, New York: Martin Luther King Fellows Press 1986 – Common Thieves: A Tithing Manual for Christians and Others, New York: Martin Luther King Fellows Press 1991 – Gospel in the Land of the Rising Sun, New York: Martin Luther King Fellows Press 1994 – The Harvard Paper: The African-American Church and Economic Development, New York: Martin Luther King Fellows Press 1997 – A Prophet from Harlem Speaks: Sermons & Essays, New York: Martin Luther King Fellows Press Legacy and honors Honorary doctorates from Virginia Union University and Princeton University 1993 – Ebony magazine named Rev. Dr. Walker as one of "The 15 Greatest Black Preachers". 2005 – The Sisulu Children's Academy—Harlem Public Charter School was renamed the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem, in honor of his community leadership. 2007, students in Norfolk, Virginia produced and performed a show entitled Walking with Walker. 2008, Walker was inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. See also List of civil rights leaders Footnotes Further reading Taylor Branch, Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954–63, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988 Charles D. Lowery and John F. Marszalek, eds. Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Present, New York: Greenwood Press, 1992 External links "Wyatt Tee Walker", King Encyclopedia, Stanford