Social activist and businessman. Photographer and son of Atlanta Daily World newspaper founder W. A. Scott II and father of the current publisher, M. Alexis Scott. A brilliant man of many talents, he continually surprised even those who knew him with the depth of his experience and wisdom, and the breadth of his intellectual interests. He was a tireless civil rights leader, businessman, chessmaster, loving family man, radio show host, artist, poet, and public servant. Throughout his life Scott brought his intelligence, humor and integrity to all of his pursuits. From childhood he worked at the Atlanta World in various capacities from paper-boy and clean-up person, to sports statistician, movie and play critic and photographer. While studying Business Administration and Mathematics at Morehouse College he was called up for the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. He served as photographer in a segregated battalion of the United States Army (1943-1946). In 1944, he was sent to Germany where he was a photographer with the 318th Airbase Squadron and the 183rd Engineer Combat Battalion. During his assignment in Germany, he became one of the first Allied soldiers to enter Buchenwald, a Nazi concentration camp, to liberate prisoners of the Holocaust. He and married his childhood sweetheart, Marian Willis in 1944, just before he was shipped overseas. Scott served as a photographer with the 318th Airbase Squadron and the 183rd Engineer Combat Battalion, while with the 183rd in Germany. He also was one of the first Allied soldiers to enter Buchenwald, a Nazi concentration camp, to liberate prisoners of the Holocaust. After the war he returned to Atlanta, and completed his education at Morehouse. In 1948, he became Circulation Manager of the Atlanta Daily World. Over the years Scott covered many events of historical significance occurring in this area. In 1984, he became Public Relations and Advertising Manager, a post he held until his death. In 1991 "W. A.", as he was known to family and friends, was honored for his "valiant service" with the Allied Forces in Liberating the Nazi concentration camps during World War II, and was appointed by President George Bush to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. It was an honor in which he took particular pride, along with his membership in the now legendary Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Scott was a member of the First Congregational Church: the Georgia Council of Human Relations; the Greater Atlanta Council of Human Relations: the Committee to Celebrate the First Official National Holiday Commemorating the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.; and was a charter member of the Atlanta Area UNICEF Advisory Board. In addition, he served as a member of the Advisory Committee of the Atlanta Housing Authority: a Community Advisor for the Atlanta Family Services Society, a member and exhibitor with the Atlanta Arts Festival and on the Public Affairs Advisory Council for the Headquarters, United States Army Command. Well known in the area for his expertise in chess, and rated an expert by the United Chess Federation, Scott was President of the Atlanta Chess Association for three years. He was proud to have won the Georgia State Open Chess Championship in 1963, followed in 1967 by three distinct honors: Atlanta Chess Club Champion, Speed Champion, and Chairman of the host committee for the 68th Annual U.S. Open Chess Championship Tournament.