Remembering Civil Rights Pioneer, Real Estate Developer Kenneth Guscott

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March 07, 2017

A group of 45 members of the NAACP led by Boston leader Kenneth Guscott, (left), leave headquarters of Boston school committee on Sept. 7, 1963, after staging a 3-day sit-in demonstration protesting what they term de factor segregation in Boston schools. (AP/FCC)

One of Boston's most prominent African-American developers and former leader of the Boston Branch of the NAACP, Kenneth Guscott, died just after midnight Monday in a fire in his home in Milton. He was 91. Leroy Whitmore, 87, was also killed in the fire.

Guscott is known for the transformation and revitalization of Dudley Square. He and his two brothers founded Long Bay management and Development Corp in 1969. The company grew to own or manage 3,000 units, primarily in the Greater Roxbury area.

We remember his remarkable life with one of his mentees.

Guest

Michael Curry, immediate past president of the Boston NAACP and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors.

This segment aired on March 7, 2017.