Clinton Benton

Upper Room Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church

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Pastor at the Upper Room Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in South Los Angeles; former business teacher and school administrator

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. But Southern California was another active center of the civil rights movement.

The March on Washington and Civil Rights in Los Angeles

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. But Southern California was another active center of the civil rights movement.

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