Gwendolyn Harrison Smith helped pave way for blacks to attend UNC

Posted Mar 5, 2017
Sixty-five years ago, Gwendolyn Harrison Smith was told because of the color of her skin she could not attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. But Smith fought for her right to an education, and in turn became the first black woman to take classes at UNC. Smith, who lived most of her adult life in Bessemer City, died Tuesday at age 91. (Gaston Gazette)

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