W. T. Handy, Jr.
The Reverend Bishop W.T. Handy, Jr. | |
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| Missouri Annual Conference | |
| Diocese | Missouri Annual Conference |
| See | South Central Jurisdiction |
| Installed | 1980 |
| Term ended | 1992 |
| Other post | Louisiana Conference District Superintendent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1950 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Talbot Handy, Jr. 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1998 (aged 73–74) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Denomination | United Methodist |
| Parents | William Talbot Handy Dorothy Pauline Pleasant |
| Spouse | Ruth Robinson |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | minister activist |
| Alma mater | Dillard University (BA) Gammon Theological Seminary (BD) Boston University (MTS) |
| Styles of William Talbot Handy, Jr. | |
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| Reference style | The Reverend Bishop |
| Religious style | Bishop |
William Talbot Handy, Jr. (1924 – 1998) was an American civil rights activist and Methodist bishop. He served as the residing bishop of the Missouri Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church from 1980 to 1992. A friend of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Handy was active in the Civil Rights movement and helped lead the Louisiana State Advisory Committee of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Baton Rouge chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was the first African-American to serve in an executive capacity at the United Methodist Publishing House.