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TAXIHG STOCK OP GREENSBORO*3 POSSESSIONS
One who has lived in the eity for a year and a half end
who is given "the freedom of the press* might be privileged an
observation with reference to some of the city's good qualities.
The brevity of residence relieves one of the accusation of braggadocio; for obviously the attainments belong to those whose service
is more extended. On the other hand, the recency of arrival affords one an aloofness that enables him to see conditions that
older residents have come to take as a matter of course.
Greensboro possess marked religious tolerance. Rarely
does one find a eity where there exists so much of seal and devotion for things religious, and, at the same time, everyone is
free to worship Ood according to the dictates of his own conscience.
In Greensboro, Jew or Gentile, Protestant or Catholic lives in
the respect of his fellow citizens.
Greensboro possesses a high degree of inter-raeial
cooperation. An active inter-racial committee made up of leading citizens works at the task of improving conditions. The negro
colleges have the support of the community. Some of the most
prominent citizens amrra upon their official boards. Equivalent
educational, recreational, and health services are extended. A
eordial relationship exists.
Greensboro possesses governmental efficiency. Both the
city and county governmental units have laid out extensive and
Benjamin Lee Smith was born February 6, 1893 in, Caldwell County, N.C. He received his A.B. from Duke University in 1916, and his M.A. from Duke in 1937. He served as superintendent of schools in the western North Carolina cities of Forest City, Rutherford-Spindale, and Shelby before assuming the same position in Greensboro, N.C., in 1935. His twenty-three year tenure in Greensboro included the years immediately following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision ordering desegregation of public schools. In 1959, he participated in the National Civil Rights hearing on school integration. Smith died in 1961. Ben L. Smith High School in Greensboro is named for him.
Subject headings
Greensboro (N.C.) -- History -- 20th century
Topics
Greensboro civic organizations
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This three-page essay or speech, possibly written for newspaper publication or presented at an event, details Greensboro's positive characteristics. Listed are: religious tolerance, interracial cooperation, governmental efficiency, business consideration, excellent educational advantages, press and radio facilities, and character building organizations. The essay concludes with the claim that Greensboro "sets personality over property."
Type
text
Original format
reports
Original dimensions
8.5" x 11"
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
Language
en
Contributing institution
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
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Object ID
Duke_RL.01210.0969
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5305 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
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TAXIHG STOCK OP GREENSBORO*3 POSSESSIONS
One who has lived in the eity for a year and a half end
who is given "the freedom of the press* might be privileged an
observation with reference to some of the city's good qualities.
The brevity of residence relieves one of the accusation of braggadocio; for obviously the attainments belong to those whose service
is more extended. On the other hand, the recency of arrival affords one an aloofness that enables him to see conditions that
older residents have come to take as a matter of course.
Greensboro possess marked religious tolerance. Rarely
does one find a eity where there exists so much of seal and devotion for things religious, and, at the same time, everyone is
free to worship Ood according to the dictates of his own conscience.
In Greensboro, Jew or Gentile, Protestant or Catholic lives in
the respect of his fellow citizens.
Greensboro possesses a high degree of inter-raeial
cooperation. An active inter-racial committee made up of leading citizens works at the task of improving conditions. The negro
colleges have the support of the community. Some of the most
prominent citizens amrra upon their official boards. Equivalent
educational, recreational, and health services are extended. A
eordial relationship exists.
Greensboro possesses governmental efficiency. Both the
city and county governmental units have laid out extensive and
