"George White Day" and has since celebrated it annually. On September 26, 2009, President Barack Obama referred to White's farewell speech in his remarks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, DC. In 2010, a North Carolina state highway historical marker in White's honor was dedicated in Tarboro. In 2012 George Henry White: American Phoenix, a documentary about George Henry White's life and legacy, was released. 115 mins. Produced by LightSmith Productions. The George Henry White Fund was set up to support efforts for education about his life and legacy. In 2013, a historic marker in White's honor was set up in Whitesboro by the "Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro, New Jersey." In 2014, the George Henry White Pioneer Award was established by the Benjamin and Edith Spaulding Descendants Foundation in his honor; that year the biannual award was presented to Dr. Benjamin R. Justesen, who has published the first full-length biography of White and an edited collection of his writings and speeches. On October 29, 2015, a gravestone for White's grave was unveiled at Historic Eden Cemetery in Collingdale, Pennsylvania. Speakers included State Senator Anthony H. Williams of Philadelphia (Eighth District). In 2015, the George Henry White Memorial Community Center has been founded in Bladen County, North Carolina, White's birthplace, for education about him and the achievements of people associated with the Farmers' Union community in Columbus and Bladen counties. See also African Americans in the United States Congress List of African-American United States representatives Notes Bibliography Further reading External links "Defense of the Negro Race--Charges Answered" Speech of Hon. George H. White, of North Carolina, in the House of Representatives, January 29, 1901. (34 Cong. Rec. 1634) "Fusion Politics in 1890s North Carolina", North Carolina History Project Bios: George Henry White, North Carolina Election of 1898, Library - University of North Carolina Headstone Dedication to Honor Congressman George Henry White, Early Civil Rights Leader 1852 births 1918 deaths African-American members of the United States House of Representatives African-American state legislators in North Carolina American people of Scotch-Irish descent Burials at Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania) Howard University alumni Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives North Carolina state senators Politicians from New Bern, North Carolina Pennsylvania Republicans Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina 19th-century American politicians 19th-century African-American politicians American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by