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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit from 1946 until he was shot and wounded in 1979
Juni 1979 wurde Reverend Franklin bei einem Einbruchsversuch in seiner Wohnung in Detroit zweimal angeschossen und verbrachte die nächsten fünf Jahre im Koma. Er verstarb am 27. Juli 1984. Begraben wurde er auf dem Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.
Reverend Clarence L. Franklin and Reverend Albert Cleage were Civil Rights leaders who, although they had very different viewpoints and methods of tackling injustice, came together and proposed the idea of having a large march or demonstration in Detroit. [4] .
- June 23, 1963
- 20th anniversary of the Detroit race riot of 1943, Race-based discrimination in downtown Detroit
Rev. C.L. Franklin. Among recording preachers of the 20th century, the Reverend C.L. Franklin was one of the most popular, most powerful and most emulated. His technique combined the even-toned oratory of college-educated Protestant ministers with the explosive whoops and hollers of African American folk preaching.
28. Juli 1984 · The Rev. C. L. Franklin, civil rights activist and father of soul-singer Aretha Franklin, died today. He was 69. Mr. Franklin had been in a coma since suffering a gunshot wound in a robbery...
24. Aug. 2023 · The presence of influential figures in Detroit such as the Reverend C.L. Franklin and Rev. Albert Cleage, Jr. and the support of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union under Walter Reuther’s leadership, helped solidify the momentum needed for the Civil Rights Movement.
It was the Reverend Franklin who proposed and organized the famous March for Freedom down Woodward Avenue which helped solidify Detroit’s image as a Model city. King and Franklin, titans of civil rights, would team up in 1963 and create the most historic day in Detroit history only eleven days after the assassination of civil rights
