Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League
  

“This committee is nearing the end of its work. But as a country, we remain in strange and uncharted waters. We've never had a president of the United States stir up a violent attempt to block the transfer of power. I believe, nearly two years later, this is still a time of reflection and reckoning. If we are to survive as a nation of laws and democracy, this can never happen again.”  -- U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, Chair, House January 6 Committee

It is difficult to overstate the profound gravity of the decision by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol to recommend criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, or the grievous nature of his alleged crimes.

GREENVILLE (Dec. 19, 2022) – In the time of segregation, there were many everyday heroes that helped, in their ways, to uplift their community.

One of those everyday heroes is Dr. Edward McClaren, founder of the McClaren Medical Shelter, who founded the clinic in 1949.

The clinic became a saving grace for African Americans living in Greenville. Most area hospitals were heavily segregated and didn’t accept African American patients. Dr. McClaren opened up a clinic that directly served his community, and the Urban League of the Upstate (Greenville, SC), along with historical advocates, is now seeking to keep this historical building alive.

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