Marion Curtis Bascom (March 14, 1925 – May 17, 2012) was an American civil rights leader and Reverend at Douglas Memorial Community Church in Baltimore, Maryland, for 45 years.
He started his ministry in St Augustine, Florida, where he developed feelings about the problems among the black people at his church and elsewhere.
[3][4][5][6][7] In addition to his religious leadership, Bascom served on the board of directors of the Reginald L. Lewis Museum, and was a leader in the founding of "Associated Black Charities".
Bascom served as Baltimore's first black fire commissioner, and organized a Meals on Wheels program for the community near his church.
He developed a 49-unit apartment complex, Douglas Village, for disadvantaged members of the community, and established a summer camp for underprivileged children.