Walter Edwards, one of Oklahoma City's most prominent African American entrepreneurs and a real estate developer, also owned a junk business. He is credited with ending residential segregation in Oklahoma City and influencing the Federal Housing Authority to approve mortgages to African Americans. Born in Maston, Mississippi, on March 23, 1891, Walter Edwards acquired only […]
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