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Marion C. Bascom (March 14, 1925 - May 17, 2012) was a civil rights leader and Reverend at Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland for 45 years.〔(What ever happened to...? Rev. Marion C. Bascom ) Baltimore Sun, January 06, 2007, Frederick N. Rasmussen〕 Bascom oversaw numerous civic initiatives in the Baltimore community. ==Early life and career== Bascom was born in Pensacola, Florida, to Mary Anderson and Bruce Bascom. He helped rear four siblings, one being Bernadette Bascom who became an R&B singer. Bascom attended grade school in Pensacola at the Spenc Bibbs school. This was followed by B.J. Washington High School, Florida Memorial and Howard University in Baltimore. He also attended Wesley Seminary and Garret Biblical Institute and became a Reverend. He started his ministry in St Augustine, Florida, where he developed feelings about the problems among the black people at his church and elsewhere. He was asked to come to Baltimore in 1949 to join the Douglas Memorial Community Church, which is the oldest in Bolton Hill. This church was an independent, after splitting from Bethel A.M.E. in 1925.〔Marion Bascom, Reverend, Interview by Richard Richardson, June 18.1976, Douglas Memorial Church, Baltimore, MD., Transcribed by, Jean Herbert,〕〔Baltimore National Heritage Area, Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail, http://www.pennsylvaniaavenuebaltimore.com/attractions/attractions.html〕〔Research the Civil Rights Movement in Baltimore, Keep on Movin’ Toward Freedom: The “Free” State’s Struggle with Equality, A Research Project funded by the Anne F. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD. 2006-2007 http://www.mdcivilrights.org/churches.html 11/15/2010〕〔Maryland Historical Society, Oral History Office, OH8128, cassette tape #405, No, 5240-5241, and Biography.〕〔Baltimore Sun July 13, 1963 Historic Sun article (Integrating Gwynn Oak)〕 In addition to his religious leadership, Bascom served on the Board of Directors of the Reginald L. Lewis Museum, and was a leader in the founding of "Associated Black Charities". Bascom served as Baltimore's first black fire commissioner, and organized a Meals-on-Wheels program for the community near his church. He developed a 49-unit apartment complex, Douglas Village, for disadvantaged members of the community, and established a summer camp for underprivileged children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marion C. Bascom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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