[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 75 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1022-E1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE EARL T. SHINHOSTER

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2000

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to Earl T. Shinhoster 
who tragically lost his life last Sunday, and to offer my condolences 
to his wife, Ruby, and son, Michael. Earl Shinhoster was a family man 
and friend on a private level, and a national hero in the civil rights 
movement through his involvement in the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on a very public level. His 
efforts were far reaching, and noticed across the nation, including the 
Sixth Congressional District of South Carolina which I represent.
  Born in Savannah, Georgia, Shinhoster grew up in the eastside 
neighborhoods and graduated from Tomkins High School and Morehouse 
College in Atlanta, Georgia. His first involvement in the civil rights 
movement was in the 1960s as a member of the Connie Wimberly Youth 
Council.
  Shinhoster will be fondly remembered for many achievements, but 
perhaps most for his 30 years of dedicated service to the NAACP. He 
served in many senior positions, including National Field Secretary. He 
also served as acting Executive Director and Chief Economic Officer 
from August 1994 through 1996. During this time, the NAACP went through 
a period of unprecedented growth going from 600,000 members to nearly 1 
million. Shinhoster is also credited with helping the NAACP out of a 
period of considerable financial instability and internal strife. 
Shinhoster

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was a man of great ingenuity, integrity, and offered leadership to the 
NAACP in a time when the organization needed him most.
  Aside from his service to the NAACP, Shinhoster served as the Ghana 
Field Director with the National Democratic institute for International 
Affairs of Washington, D.C. He helped to implement the Institute's 
election observation process with the 1966 elections of Ghana's 
president and parliament. He was also instrumental in election 
monitoring in Nigeria and South Africa.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Americans he benefited during his 
lifetime of service, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute 
to a man who devoted his entire life to the cause of civil rights and 
the NAACP. Earl T. Shinhoster will be sadly missed, but his legacy will 
not be forgotten.

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