Abstract Clarence W. Blount (1921-2003) was the first African American to be the majority leader of the Maryland State Senate. He represented the 41st district in Baltimore City from 1971 to 2003. In this oral history interview, Blount discusses his personal interest in the civil rights movement; freedom fighter Lillie May Carroll Jackson's personality; financial structure of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); education and job opportunities for African Americans;...