Quote of the day
My activism did not spring from my being gay, or, for that matter, from my being black. Rather, it is rooted fundamentally in my Quaker upbringing and the values that were instilled in me by my grandparents who reared me.
Joseph Marshall Walker
Born: July 1, 1784
Died: January 26, 1856 (aged 71)
Bio: Joseph Marshall Walker was a Louisiana soldier and politician. He was the 13th Governor of Louisiana, from 1850-1853.







