[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E483]
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                 HONORING GREENVILLE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
institution noted for its resounding leadership, the Greenville 
Industrial College of Greenville, Mississippi.
  Greenville Industrial College was founded in 1904 by Greenville 
native, Reverend Dr. A.B. Bolden. Dr. Bolden, along with other 
community pioneers purchased the land for the Greenville Industrial 
College from Dr. E.P. Brown and his family in the early 20th century.
  The two-story brick building was located in the African-American 
community of ``Brown's Addition'', named after Dr. E.P. Brown. It was 
under the leadership of Dr. Bolden that the first chapter of this 
dynamic organization's history began.
  The mission of the Greenville Industrial College is to provide 
African-American students with the necessary skills to make a 
successful transition to post secondary education or work, and to 
prepare these students to successfully compete in a global market. 
Since the 1900s, the college has offered career and technology programs 
which include theology, masonry, carpentry and machinery.
  The college has produced many prominent members of society which 
include the famous Bishop Clarence LaVaughn Franklin, Willie Richardson 
of the National Football League Baltimore Colts, and Walter Jake 
Turnbull, founder of the Harlem Boys Choir.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
Greenville Industrial College for its remarkable work in developing our 
citizens, our economy, and the great state of Mississippi.

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