Season 5 A Preacher, a Policeman, and a Physician Trailer

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Aug 4, 20252:53Society & Culture

Four days before Christmas in 1957, Clarence Horatious Pickett, a preacher and newspaper ad salesman in Columbus, Georgia, walked into town to pick up his paycheck. Forty-eight years old and known as "Reverend" to many,...

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