About Curtis McClinton Sr.
Lived 1913 – 2012 (aged 98–99). Curtis McClinton Sr. was a politician.
Curtis Realious McClinton Sr. (March 22, 1913 – June 27, 2012) was an American civil rights activist and state legislator in Kansas. He served in the Kansas Senate. His son, Curtis McClinton Jr., was a star football player at the University of Kansas and in the NFL.
He was born in Braggs, Oklahoma. He served in the Kansas Senate from 1960 to 1968. In 2002 he was interviewed on The HistoryMakers. He was celebrated following his death as a leading proponent of desegregation in Kansas.
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Who was Curtis McClinton Sr.?
civil rights activist and politician 1913-2012
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Curtis McClinton Sr. was born in 1913.
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Curtis McClinton Sr. died in 2012.
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Curtis McClinton Sr. was a politician.
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