Oct 31, 2020
Ocie Jones Chosen for George Henry White Pioneer Award 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Vince Spaulding, 202-441-3589 Honors Past, Builds Future Farmers Union resident, Ocie Jones, has...
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Sep 16, 2020
Officials, Community Celebrate Whitesboro Post Office's Opening
Whitesboro community members, postal representatives and elected officials cut the ribbon to welcome the community’s new post office...
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Feb 26, 2020
Congress Makes Lynching Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till
Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a...
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Feb 26, 2020
Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act
For Immediate Release: Contact Info: February 26,...
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Feb 26, 2020
Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act
For Immediate Release: Contact Info: February...
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Feb 25, 2020
Pioneering black lawmaker from NC finally getting his due in his native Bladen County
Full story - https://abc11.com/5956018/
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Feb 25, 2020
A black lawmaker's anti-lynching bill failed 120 years ago. Now, the House may finally act.
This undated file photo shows Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black Chicago boy, whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta...
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Jul 14, 2019
George Henry White American Phoenix Rising
This George Henry White American Phoenix Rising is quite a revealing and compelling story that all of America should know about!! Wish...
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Jun 3, 2019
Community leaders meet to identify opportunities for youth and to assist aging seniors
Press Release Press release --- May 31, 2019 From: Vincent Spaulding, BESDF, Inc. GHW Committee, 202-441-3589 Chicago businessman and...
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May 31, 2019
Stedman Graham presents Reconstruction-era sword to NC Museum of History George Henry White Ceremoni
Media Contacts: Marcie Gordon, Director, Community Engagement and Marketing 919-814-7056, marcie.gordon@ncdcr.gov AK Brinson, Marketing...
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Apr 16, 2019
GHW Memorial and Education Center Renovation Update March 2019
George Henry White Memorial and Education Center Renovation Update March 2019
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Dec 15, 2018
Cheatam-White Scholarship Nominations
Learn more here - https://www.ncat.edu/academics/honors/cheatham-white/index.html
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Oct 18, 2018
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Oct 5, 2018
GHW: Statement for Public Presentation
GHW: Statement for Public Presentation (Fourth Version) 2018 My name is Vince Spaulding, and I am here today representing the BESDF,...
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Sep 26, 2018
Whitesboro Celebrates 30th Reunion; Oprah Joins Community
WHITESBORO - What was begun in 1988 as the first Whitesboro Reunion blossomed into a community-wide event highlighted Sept. 1. Joining...
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Aug 16, 2018
LightSmith Productions honored with George Henry White Award for 2018
LightSmith Productions has been honored with the prestigious George Henry White Award for 2018 by the Benjamin and Edith Spaulding...
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Nov 19, 2017
Communities organize Community Watch, save house to honor George Henry White
When good people come together for a common cause, good things happen. Such was the case in the Farmers Union community and surrounding...
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Oct 6, 2017
Cheatham-White Scholarship
Overview The Cheatham-White Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship program for students attending North Carolina Central University and...
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Jul 13, 2017
George Henry White: A Leader For His Time And Ours
It will soon be a century since his death, but the memory and legacy of George Henry White are alive and well in his childhood home, Columbu
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Jan 30, 2017
116th Anniversary of George Henry White's farewell speech to the U.S. Congress
Participants gather for the commemoration of the 116th anniversary of George Henry White's farewell speech to the U.S. Congress. An...
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Jan 25, 2017
George Henry White Day, Jan 29, 2017 in New Bern, NC
Press Release: George Henry White Day, Jan 29, 2017 in New Bern, NC George Henry White Day, an annual event honoring the legacy of the...
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Sep 26, 2016
Historic Dryborough Association presents The Life of US Congressman George H. White Sr.
New Bern, NC: On Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 12 noon, the Historic Dryborough Association will host a free, special exhibit, program,...
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Sep 17, 2016
George Henry White and the Anti-Lynching Bill of 1900
H.R. 6963 - A bill for the protection of all citizens of the United States against mob violence, and the penalty for breaking such laws....
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Jan 12, 2016
Banquet to Honor Congressman George Henry White, Early Civil Rights Leader
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Banquet to Honor Congressman George Henry White, Early Civil Rights Leader One of America’s most distinguished...
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Jan 11, 2016
Rocky Mount Becomes Fourth N.C. Locality to recognize January 29 as George Henry White Day
On Monday, the Rocky Mount city council passed a resolution declaring January 29 as George H. White Remembrance Day in city of Rocky...
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Nov 29, 2015
Headstone Dedication to Honor Congressman George Henry White, Early Civil Rights Leader
COLLINGDALE - One of America’s most distinguished early civil rights leaders, Congressman George Henry White (R-NC), will be honored...
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Jul 22, 2015
Stamp would honor George Henry White, NC congressman deposed by racist voting laws
A bill was introduced in Congress this week to issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring George Henry White, an educator and former...
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Apr 26, 2015
The Honorable George Henry White, a defender of equal justice
By Dr. Glen Bowman | The Daily Advance (Elizabeth, NC) Throughout its history, the institution now called Elizabeth City State University...
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Mar 3, 2015
ECU trustees do right thing by removing name from dorm
Jim Jenkins | jjenkins@newsobserver.com News item: The trustees of East Carolina University, after months of discussion and contention,...
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Jan 31, 2015
George Henry White Strategy Workshop
Saturday, January 31, 2015 10 AM - 12 PM Edgecombe County Administration Building Auditorium Tarboro, NC
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Jan 27, 2015
Christensen: Trying to keep alive NC Rep. George H. White's legacy
By Rob Christensen, newsobserver.com Thursday will be the anniversary of North Carolina Rep. George H. White's famous farewell speech to...
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Dec 14, 2014
Bill Hand: Thursday marks historic congressman's birthday
By Bill Hand, Sun Journal Staff | Published: Sunday, December 14, 2014 at 17:24 PM. This Thursday is the birthday of George H. White. You...
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Oct 10, 2014
Bulletin Board at New Bern-Craven County Public library
The exhibit was sponsored by the BESDF, Inc Foundation.
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Sep 16, 2014
George Henry White Pioneer Award 2014
The George Henry White Pioneer Award was established by the Benjamin and Edith Spaulding Descendants Foundation to honor the legacy of,...
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Sep 3, 2014
George Henry White Community Memorial Center: For the establishment of a monument in Bladen County N
DOWNLOAD BROCHURE (PDF) Vision This memorial is a place intended to serve as a focus for the memory of the life and legacy of the late...
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Jul 2, 2014
Luncheon to honor past and living legends including George Henry White and Charles Clinton Spaulding
EndFragment Tickets are available through Wilmington Journal: 910 762 5502 or wilmjourn@aol.com George Henry White will be recognized...
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May 12, 2014
George Henry White Documentary Film Screening
Stanford L. Warren Branch Library 1201 Fayetteville Street Durham County Library
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Feb 1, 2014
George Henry White Exhibit and Film Kick-Off Black History Month
Originally published at www.capemaycountyherald.com By Helen McCaffrey COURT HOUSE – George Henry White was the last black Republican...
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Feb 1, 2014
Celebrate Black History Month: The Legacy of George Henry White
The Beesley House, Cape May Court House, NJ
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Dec 24, 2013
Whitesboro found honored by marker that is template for other Middle sites
By DEVIN LORING, Staff Writer | Press of Atlantic City For seven months, Cheryl Spaulding worked with Middle Township officials to try to...
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Dec 2, 2013
OPINION: George Henry White: The man, the legend, and the legacy
Author of George Henry White: An Even Chance in the Race of Life (2001) and In His Own Words: The Writings, Speeches, and Letters of...
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Nov 21, 2013
"The 36th Infantry United States Colored Troops in the Civil War"
StartFragment"The Phoenix Historical Society of Tarboro, NC November Educational program will feature Dr. James K. Bryant II, author of ...
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Nov 9, 2013
First North Carolina Regiment, Colored Volunteers (NCCV) North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Un
When: November 9, 2013 at 3:00 PM What: First North Carolina Regiment, Colored Volunteers (NCCV) North Carolina Highway...
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