Father George Clements, considered one of the most celebrated Catholic priests in Chicago history and a civil rights activist who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday at a hospital in Hammond, Indiana. He was 87.

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Father George Clements, considered one of the most celebrated Catholic priests in Chicago history and a civil rights activist who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday at a hospital in Hammond, Indiana. He was 87.
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