Gertrude Revelle received the Futrell/Ruffin Community Service Award on February 6, 2019, at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Reverend George T. and Luvenia B. Rouson Memorial Lecture. Following her collegiate education and marriage, this Salem College graduate settled down in Murfreesboro, NC, with husband, Guy, who practiced law with his uncle. Gertrude taught at the local high school. […]
Dr. Benjamin F. Speller honored with 2019 Â鶹ÊÓƵ Humanitarian Award
Bertie County native Dr. Benjamin F. Speller, Jr. was honored with the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Minnie Wood Perkins Humanitarian Award at the Reverend George T. and Luvenia B. Rouson Memorial Lecture on February 6. An avid historic preservationist, Speller played a vital role in the preservation of African American history and culture in North Carolina. Speller’s […]