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Solomon T. Clanton

1857–1918

United States

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Solomon T. Clanton (March 27, 1857 – May 18, 1918) was a leader in the Baptist Church. He was educated in New Orleans and Chicago and became the first black graduate of the theological department at the Baptist Union Theological Seminary at Morgan Park, Chicago, Illinois, associated with the University of Chicago. He spent his career as an educator and leader in the Baptist Church.

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