At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the colored Y.M.C.A. tonight, the matter of purchasing the old negro school building for use as an Association building will be taken up and possibly decided upon definitely.
Plans have been under way for several months for the development of a “Y” for the negroes of Concord. A suitable building had to be found and a man had to be secured who could take the job of Secretary.
The former, the matter of the building, is practically settled and the building will probably soon be purchased for use. The matter of the secretary has been under advisement by the “Y” officials here, and it is likely that an announcement will be made by the last of the week as to the choice. A ma is expected to come to Concord to look over the place and to let the officials here look over him.
Although the “Y” in Concord has been doing some work for the colored people in the organization of clubs and in the fostering of athletics for the past year, it was felt that better work could be done if these people had a separate organization. Secretary Blanks has been very active for months in endeavoring to get the work organized on such a basis that it will be a success. If the Colored “Y” is organized, it will be unique among the associations, since there are very few such developments in the South.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Monday, Jan. 5, 1925
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