Editing Arthur M. Brazier

{{short description|American minister (1921-2010)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Arthur M. Brazier
| image       = 
| caption     = 
| birthname   = Arthur Monroe Brazier
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1921|7|22}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2010|10|22|1921|07|22}}
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation  = [[Minister (Christianity)|Minister]], [[Evangelism|evangelist]], [[Life coach#Life coaching|life coach]], author, [[public speaking|speaker]]
| spouse      = Isabelle Brazier
| yearsactive = 1960&ndash;2010
| predecessor = 
| successor   = Byron T Brazier
| website     = {{URL|www.echristianstore.com/SavingGraceBookCenter}}
| footnotes   = 
}}

'''Arthur M. Brazier''' (July 22, 1921 &ndash; October 22, 2010) was an American activist, author and pastor of the Apostolic Church of God in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. Brazier served as pastor of the Universal Church of Christ, before merging with ACOG. He was also a [[bishop]], prominent civic leader and founder of [[The Woodlawn Organization]], which was influential in Chicago's [[civil rights]] movement in the 1960s.<ref>[http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=950&category=Religionmakers&occupation=Pentecostal%20Bishop&name=Bishop%20Arthur%20Brazier/ Bishop Arthur M. Brazier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231239/http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=950&category=Religionmakers&occupation=Pentecostal%20Bishop&name=Bishop%20Arthur%20Brazier%2F |date=2016-03-03 }}. The History Makers. Retrieved on 2010-10-18</ref>

==Career==
Brazier was a preacher and real estate developer. He also marched alongside [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] to protest racial segregation.<ref>[http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/10/pentacostal-bishop-arthur-brazier-dies-at-89.html/ Pentecostal Bishop Arthur Brazier dies at 89]. Chicago Breaking News. Retrieved on 2010-10-22</ref> Among his activities was campaigning for the demolition of the [[Chicago "L"]] [[East 63rd branch]] east of the [[Cottage Grove station]], claiming the portion of the line contributed to urban blight.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicago-l.org/articles/woodlawn1.html|title=Some in Woodlawn Favor Demolishing a Part of Jackson Park 'L'|first=Gary|last=Washburn|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=April 27, 1994|via=Chicago "L".org|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Retirement and death==
On October 22, 2010, Brazier died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, after a five-year battle with prostate cancer.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-obit-brazier,0,5515472.story Activist, preacher Arthur Brazier dead at 89] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025133732/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-obit-brazier,0,5515472.story |date=2010-10-25 }}. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved on 2010-10-22</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.apostolicchurchofgod.net/index.html Apostolic Church of God home page]

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