[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 26 (Thursday, February 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E209-E210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MILTON BERNARD GREENE

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2012

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a public 
servant, a civil rights activist and a dear friend. Milton Bernard 
Greene passed away on February 4, 2012 at the age of 71. His larger 
than life personality and dedication to his community will be sorely 
missed.
  ``Duke,'' as he was affectionately known, was born in Columbia, South 
Carolina to William Bennett and Bernice Raiford Greene. He was a 
graduate of C.A. Johnson High School and Benedict College.
  While a student at the historically Black Benedict College, he became 
part of a core

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group of students who organized protests in Columbia during the civil 
rights movement of the early 1960s. During that time he became a cohort 
of Reverend I. DeQuincey Newman, who was the charismatic leader of the 
South Carolina NAACP. Milton was a fixture in the civil rights 
movement, but he preferred to remain behind the scenes.
  Yet he was thrust into the spotlight when he was arrested along with 
four other Benedict College students in 1960 during a sit-in at the 
Taylor Street Pharmacy. They were accused of breaching the peace, but 
the U.S. Supreme Court later overturned the charge.
  Milton went on to serve as a field representative for former U.S. 
Senator Ernest ``Fritz'' Hollings of South Carolina. His organizing 
skills served him well in this capacity. He then took on a position 
with the South Carolina Department of Social Services from which he 
ultimately retired.
  He was always very politically active, helping in my campaigns for 
Secretary of State and for Congress. He also served as the poll manager 
for the Keels precinct in the Dentsville area of Columbia for 20 years.
  Milton was a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, and was married 
to his high school sweetheart, Doris Glymph Greene, for 47 years. They 
had two daughters, Col. Kimberly Greene (U.S. Air Force) of San 
Antonio, TX, and Professor Wendy Greene of Birmingham AL; and a son, 
Milton Bernard Franklin Greene of Charleston, SC. And they were also 
the proud grandparents of four grandchildren, Julian and Morgan Parker; 
Lauren-Taylor and Joelle Greene.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and our colleagues join me in celebrating 
the life of Milton Greene. This extraordinary man was an unsung hero of 
his generation, who didn't seek recognition but always sought justice. 
He was a big man, with a big personality, and he will leave a big hole 
in the hearts of all who knew him.

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