- 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 early civil rights leaders, Congressman George Henry White (R-NC), will be honored at an anniversary banquet at Duke University, Durham, N.C., on January 29, 2016. The banquet marks the 115th anniversary of White’s momentous “farewell address” on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, regarded by many as one of the greatest orations of
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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 Mount, joining Town of Tarboro, Edgecombe County and city of Durham in such recognition. January 29 is the anniversary of Congressman White's famous farewell to Congress speech in 1901. White was last African American in Congress from the post Reconstruction period. White resided in Tarboro, Edegcombe County and represented N.C.'s Second Distri
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