C. L. Franklin

The Reverend

C. L. Franklin
The Reverend; C. L. Franklin
	Franklin in 1975
Born	Clarence LaVaughn Walker; January 22, 1915; Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	July 27, 1984 (aged 69); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Cause of death	Complications of gunshot wounds
Burial place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit
Education	Jackson College (now Jackson State University)
Occupations	Minister; Civil rights activist;
Years active	1931–1979
Known for	New Bethel Baptist Church minister, father of Aretha Franklin
Spouses	; Alene Gaines (m. 1934; div. 1936) Barbara Siggers (m. 1936; died 1952)
Children	6, including Erma Franklin, Aretha Franklin, and Carolyn Franklin

Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit from 1946 until he was shot and wounded in 1979. Franklin was the father of the American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin. He was also the father of five other children, including Vaughn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Carol Ellan.

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