C. Bertrand Thompson
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Clarence Bertrand Thompson (1882 - 1969) was an American
United States
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 man of letters
Intellectual
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. In 1900, at the age of 18, he was the first African-American graduate of the University of Southern California Law School
University of Southern California Law School
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. He later served as a business consultant, business professor
Professor
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, clergyman in the Unitarian Church
American Unitarian Association
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 and scientist
Scientist
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