Cleophus Smith

A faithful journey from cotton field to White House: Q&A with a sanitation worker

By Adelle M. Banks — March 28, 2018
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (RNS) — The Rev. Cleophus Smith marched in 1968 with black laborers supported by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in their efforts to improve working conditions. A month before the 50th anniversary of King's assassination, Smith, 75, talked with Religion News Service about his dual roles as an associate minister and a sanitation worker.
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