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Photo by Jonina S. Wrenn Benjamin & Edith Spaulding Descendents Foundation, Inc. (BESDF) present recognition plaque to The Phoenix Historical Society, Inc. (PHS) at George Henry White Day breakfast meeting on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Edgecombe County Administration Bldg auditorium. (Left to Right) Vincent Spaulding of Cary, N.C., President/COO of BESDF, Stephen Spaulding of Durham, N.C., spokesperson of BESDF, Mavis Stith of Tarboro, President of PHS, James Wrenn of Tarboro, Vice President of PHS January 29, the anniversary of U.S. Rep. George H. White's famous farewell to Congress speech in 1901, is recognized by resolution of the Town Council of Tarboro and the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners as the annual George Henry White Day in Tarboro and Edgecombe County.

Honoring Tarboro Luminary Congressman George Henry White
Phoenix and Spaulding Descendants Partner to Raise Awareness

On Saturday, January 28, 2012, members of the esteemed Phoenix Historical Society, Inc. and representatives from the Benjamin and Edith Spaulding Descendants Foundation, Inc, launched efforts to mutually support each other in their respective undertakings to promote public knowledge of the record and unique history of Congressman George Henry White. 

“It is significant that our two organizations have converged today, based on the legacy of one great and almost forgotten hero, Congressman George Henry White,” noted Vincent Spaulding, President/COO of the BESDF, Inc.” He went on to say that by establishing a mutually beneficial relationships with such allied nonprofit organizations as the Phoenix Historical Society and other groups, we can expect to bring greater attention to the life and legacy of George Henry White, including his political achievements, and in other locations important to White’s life and his political career.

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2012 BESDF Scholarship Program

Learn more about the 2012 Benjamin and Edith Spaulding Descendents Foundation Scholarship Program. Qualified applicants can recieved 1 of 3 $2,000 scholarships. The next deadline for applications is April 1, 2012. Download more information and applications for here.

[Monday, December 5, 2011 7:00PM]

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company

Annual Policyholders’ Meeting

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

12 o’clock noon

Corporate Headquarters Auditorium

411 West Chapel Hill Street

Durham, NC 27701



[Tuesday, March 15, 2011 12:10 AM]

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George Henry White Day

W. Terry Smith

TARBORO — Tarboro, Edgecombe County and North Carolina honored former black Congressman George Henry White again Saturday by unveiling a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker in his name at the corner of Main and Granville streets downtown.

It is about a block away from where White lived when he was elected to two terms in the U.S. Congress in 1896 and 1898, making him at the time the only black member in Congress.

The post office in Tarboro is named after White; his portrait hangs in the county courthouse.

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[Sunday, February 1, 2011 4:00 PM]

Marker will honor George Henry White W. Terry Smith TARBORO — George Henry White has been dead 93 years, but he lives on in Tarboro where Saturday will be the annual George Henry White Day. A North Carolina Highway Historical Marker honoring White will be unveiled about noon on Saturday at the corner of Granville and Main streets, two blocks from White’s former residence at 300 E. Granville St. (continued...) [Sunday, January 30, 2011 12:01 AM]

The new digital archives of “The North Carolina Mutual Collection” is now available on-line.  The collection includes several hundred pieces of photography, manuscripts, letters and corporate documents spanning it entire 112 year history.  Items of particular interest include the family histories of its founders and presidents.

http://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/ncmutual

North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company
Black Wall Street: Mutlimedia event
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12 noon - Memorial Recognition
Executive Dining Room

October 20, 2010
12pm to 2pm
North Carolina Mutual Headquarters
NCM 112th Founders' Day

The Digital Archive Collection of Historic
Documents Will be Unveiled.

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July 31, 2010 - The George Henry White Award was presented to President Barack Obama at the 2010 Spaulding Descendents Family Reunion

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Harvard University Announcement
No tuition and no student loans

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution."

If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition. The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!

To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at: http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/ or call the school's financial aid office at (617) 495-1581.