Smith, Clarence G
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Clarence G. Smith was born on August 7, 1904, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. He came to Toledo in 1927 and attended law school at the University of Toledo. He was admitted to the bar in 1934. He served two terms as Toledo NAACP president (1937 and 1938), and was a member of the legal redress legislative and housing committees. Smith was also the Ohio president of the NAACP (state chapter) in 1949-1950. This interview deals mainly with Smith's law cases between 1930 and 1960. He died on September 13, 1981 in Toledo.
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TLCPLKriner, Helene BToledo Lucas County Public Library