'Share, help, contribute': George Thompson reflects on 50-plus years in Rochester
For years, Thompson was able to implement and institute change as a member of Rochester’s Diversity Council where he served as its executive director from 1995-2005.
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Marquis Taylor |
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George Thompson. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)
Months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a then 26-year-old George Thompson arrived to Rochester for a job opportunity at IBM.
Now, at age 78, Thompson is able to look back at his 52 years in the Med City through a historical lens that in many ways influences how he sees the world today.