Clarence Smith, Former Long Beach Councilman, Dies

By Rich Archbold rich.archbold@presstelegram.com @archbold1 on , Press-Telegram
Mon, 08/12/2013 - 5:33pm

Life was hard for Clarence Smith, the seventh of 13 children growing up in segregated Shreveport, La.

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