▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People ▁( NA AC P ). ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Sim kins ▁used ▁the ▁courts ▁and ▁local ▁refer enda ▁to ▁comp el ▁the ▁des eg reg ation ▁of ▁recre ational ▁facilities , ▁schools , ▁and ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁end ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁public ▁housing , ▁bank ing ▁services , ▁and ▁city ▁services . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Sim kins ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁first ▁child ▁of ▁George ▁C . ▁Sim kins ▁Sr ., ▁a ▁dent ist ▁and ▁community ▁leader , ▁and ▁Guy rene ▁T ys on ▁Sim kins , ▁an ▁educ ator . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁sports ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁natural ▁ath lete , ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁a ▁nation ally ▁ranked ▁bad m inton ▁player . ▁Sim kins ▁attended ▁D ud ley ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Gre ens bor o ▁before ▁mat ric ulating ▁into ▁Herz l ▁Junior ▁College ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁then ▁T alla de ga ▁College , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁dent istry ▁degree ▁from ▁Me har ry ▁School ▁of ▁D ent istry ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁completed ▁his ▁rot ating ▁intern ship ▁at ▁Jersey ▁City ▁Medical ▁Center . ▁Sim kins ▁opened ▁a ▁private ▁dent istry ▁practice ▁upon ▁returning ▁to ▁Gre ens bor o ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Gu il ford ▁County ▁Health ▁Department ,