- century ▁Catholic ▁priest <0x0A> </s> ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁Paul ▁Smith ▁( born ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁is ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁Pres by ter ian ▁minister , ▁medi ator ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁activ ist ▁known ▁for ▁creating ▁multi - ra cial ▁churches ▁in ▁Buff alo , ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁Brook lyn , ▁NY . ▁Smith ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁administrator , ▁fac ulty ▁member ▁and ▁trust ee ▁at ▁sem in aries ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Atlanta ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁and ▁mult icult ural ▁consult ant ▁to ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁organizations ▁like ▁the ▁Urban ▁League . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁South ▁B end , ▁Indiana . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁in ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family . ▁Smith ▁went ▁to ▁integrated ▁local ▁schools ▁and ▁describes ▁South ▁B end ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 - 4 0 s ▁as ▁ra cially ▁moder ate ▁and ▁multi - c ult ural . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Smith ▁went ▁south ▁to ▁attend ▁T alla de ga ▁College ▁in ▁Alabama . ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁A . B . ▁degree ▁in ▁Psych ology ▁and ▁Religion ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1