نورمان توماس

Norman Thomas was born on November 20, 1884, in Marion, Ohio. His father was a Presbyterian minister, and after receiving university education at Bucknell and Princeton and taking a trip around the world, he attended Union Theological Seminary and was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1911.As pastor of the East Harlem Presbyterian Church, as well as chairman of the American Parish, a settlement house, Thomas gained exposure to social needs and developed a passion for social justice.