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A photo of Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan handing the Fryes a key to the city

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Former NC Chief Justice Henry Frye and wife Shirley Frye receive key to the city of Greensboro

2:16pm September 18, 2024

Around 100 people came out to celebrate the civil rights icons who helped integrate communities while establishing a far-reaching legacy.

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A photo of a statue of Justice Henry Frye and his wife Shirley Frye.

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Race

New statue honoring Chief Justice Henry Frye and wife Shirley Frye unveiled in downtown Greensboro

3:40pm February 20, 2024

by DJ Simmons

The Fryes have called Greensboro home for the past 70 years. Henry served as the first Black chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Shirley led the integration of the city's two YWCAs in the 1970s.

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Portrait Of Antebellum NC Judge Under Review

9:55am January 20, 2020

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