The death of Bishop George W. Clinton removes a mountainous figure from the ranks of colored leaders in the South and, for that matter, in the nation, for Bishop Clinton was honored and known in national relations. He was not unappreciated at home. In Charlotte where he lived for a number of years, he was regarded as the city’s foremost colored citizen and his counsels were heeded and his admonitions honored.
Bishop Clinton was an ecclesiastic of learning and scholarly attainments. He was of a decided literary turn as his many writings indicated and in his outlook on all problems, social, racial, industrial and religious, he combined sanity of judgment with clarity of expression and forcefulness of diction. He was pre-eminent among the constructive leaders of his race and of such a type as is greatly needed to lead the colored people of the South into the better ways of life and development.
Lead editorial from The Charlotte News, Saturday evening, May 14, 1921, Julian S. Miller, Editor, and Jasper C. Hutto, City Editor. The photo from Bishop Clinton is from The New York Public Library Digital Collections, Bishop George W. Clinton. - NYPL Digital Collections
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