Black History Month
Alice Smith was born in Mississippi in 1902. She earned her teaching degree at MSU and taught in several small towns before moving to Reno in 1938.
Many businesses at the time had signs stating "No Negroes Allowed," which prompted Alice and her husband Al to establish the Reno-Sparks branch of the NAACP in 1945. They also founded the Robert H. Brooks Post of the American Legion for black veterans.
In 1971 she was appointed to the State Welfare Board, State Advisory Committee for Older Americans, State Advisory Board on Home Nursing, and the Nevada Foster Grandparents Board. She volunteered with the Red Cross in Reno and served on their board of directors. She was also active with the Nevada league of Women Voters and Church Women United.
In 1974, Alice was chosen to represent Nevada at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco.
In 1989, an elementary school was dedicated in her honor. She passed away in 1990.
Let's not throw away our lives. Let's do something constructive. I always feel like I want to climb up a little bit, and maybe I can take someone with me.
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