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George L. Stevens (1932 – 2006) was an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and politician who served as a member of the San Diego City Council. He was a Democrat, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. Early life and education Stevens, an African American, was born in Junction City, Louisiana and grew up poor. When he was 13, he and his family moved to El Centro, California. He moved to San Diego in the 1950s. Career Ministry and activism He was an associate pastor at the Mount Erie Baptist Church in San Diego. He had personally experienced discrimination in the 1950s when a builder refused to sell a house to him. In the 1960s he participated in demonstrations against discriminatory hiring practices and was arrested several times for occupying the offices of targeted companies.

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George L. Stevens (1932 – 2006) was an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and politician who served as a member of the San Diego City Council. He was a Democrat, although city council positions are officially nonpartisan per California state law. Early life and education Stevens, an African American, was born in Junction City, Louisiana and grew up poor. When he was 13, he and his family moved to El Centro, California. He moved to San Diego in the 1950s. Career Ministry and activism He was an associate pastor at the Mount Erie Baptist Church in San Diego. He had personally experienced discrimination in the 1950s when a builder refused to sell a house to him. In the 1960s he participated in demonstrations against discriminatory hiring practices and was arrested several times for occupying the offices of targeted companies.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named George Stevens: American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematog · British footballer (1910-1987) · American lawyer and politician (1824–1884) · Australian rules football player (born 2005)