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Black activist Kilgore elected head of white Baptists
The Rev Dr Thomas Kilgore Jr, a Los Angeles pastor and civil rights leader, was elected president of the 1.4 million member American Baptist Convention as the organization, largely white, began its annual meeting in Seattle. Kilgore has long led voter drives and labor union efforts and is a longtime NAACP member.
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Thomas Kiltore Jr
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Daniel Vas Fayison
Iowa City
Kenneth G. Blair
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Morehouse College
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God Union Theological Seminary
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People