C. L. Franklin

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C. L. Franklin was a prominent American Baptist minister and civil rights activist renowned for his charismatic preaching and as the father of soul singer Aretha Franklin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American clergy
Baptist minister
civil rights activist
human
activeYears 1930s–1979
alsoKnownAs C. L. Franklin
The Man with the Million-Dollar Voice
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
causeOfDeath complications of gunshot wound
child Aretha Franklin
Carolyn Franklin NERFINISHED
Cecil Franklin
Aretha Franklin
surface form: Erma Franklin

Vaughn Franklin
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1915-01-22
dateOfDeath 1984-07-27
denomination National Baptist Convention USA Inc.
surface form: National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
endTime 1979 (active pastorate at New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit)
ethnicGroup African American
fieldOfWork Christian ministry
civil rights
social justice
fullName Clarence LaVaughn Franklin
gender male
genre Christian sermon
influenced Aretha Franklin
gospel and soul music through sermon recordings
knownFor being the father of Aretha Franklin
charismatic preaching style
civil rights advocacy
recorded sermons
languageSpoken English
movement American civil rights movement
notableEvent shot during a robbery at his home in 1979
notableWork sermon "The Eagle Stirreth Her Nest"
sermon recordings for Chess Records
occupation civil rights activist
pastor
preacher
placeOfBirth Sunflower County, Mississippi
surface form: Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States
placeOfDeath Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
positionHeld pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit
religion Baptist
residence Buffalo
surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States

Detroit
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Memphis, Tennessee, United States
spouse Barbara Siggers Franklin
startTime 1946 (pastorate at New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit)

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C. L. Franklin alsoKnownAs C. L. Franklin
Aretha Franklin father C. L. Franklin
Franklin hasNotableBearer C. L. Franklin