Blount, Clarence W.

Abstract Clarence Blount (1921-2003) was a Maryland State Senator from 1971-2003 and became the first Black Majority Leader of the Maryland Senate in 1983. His diverse roles included serving in the U.S. Army after high school in 1942, teaching political science, and working as a principal in Baltimore City. In this oral history interview, Blount elaborates on his background, from his early education to his first re-election to the Maryland State Senate in 1974, and his involvement in the civil rights...