As we enter the second day of African-American History Month, we feature Henry Frye. The above sign, placed at the southwest corner of South Elm Street and February One Place, is dedicated to the very accomplished Frye who, among other accomplishments, was the first African-American chief-justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Frye, born a couple of counties away in Ellerbe, NC, is a 1953 graduate from Greensboro's NCA&T University. He has dedicated his career to civic involvement, politics, business, justice, and community. He is known for his efforts to get diverse groups of people involved in their respective communities. Frye, and his wife Shirley, are featured in Abe Jones Jr's. 1978 book , Greensboro 27. In the book (p. 158), Dr. Frye is quoted as saying "... the real challenge to blacks and whites is to demonstrate that we can make the changes that need to be made through the political system." It would be interesting to interview the Fryes and see how they think Greensboro has changed over their over six decades of involvement in our community.
Last August, former Supreme Court Justice Frye and his wife were co-chairs of Greensboro's Wyndham Golf Championship. If you would like to see a recent photo of the Fryes and read more about their great work for the State of North Carolina, read the article here.
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