Claude William Black Jr. (November 28, 1916 – March 13, 2009[1]) was an American Baptist minister and political figure.
While attending Morehouse College in Atlanta, Black initially aspired to be a doctor, but was led to the ministry.
He challenged former Texas Governor Price Daniel, former San Antonio Mayor Walter McAllister and the establishment for their unfair treatment of minorities in the city.
He became an associate of such leaders as A. Philip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Adam Clayton Powell Jr., James Farmer, Ella Baker and others.
As a local ally to President Lyndon B. Johnson, Black was present for the White House Conference on Civil Rights in 1966.
Black co-authored a city council resolution against the sale of the South African Krugerrand Gold Coin, in December 1976, before Nelson Mandela was released from prison.
Guest included Martin Luther King III, Fred Shuttlesworth, Henry Cisneros, Percy Sutton and Phil Hardberger.
The Claude and ZerNona Black Papers are housed at Trinity University Coates Library in San Antonio, Texas.