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Sponsors:
City of Southport
NAACP
SOIICF
Many photos of
MLK celebrations
kindly provided by
the State Port Pilot
The Walter Welsh Award
Named for the local civil rights activist who helped conceptualize the annual event, the Walter Welsh Award is presented to an individual who is dedicated to promoting racial harmony, tolerance and understanding in the community.
- The State Port Pilot, 1/23/2008
 Walter Welsh Memorial Marker and Live Oak Tree at Caviness Park, Southport, NC
Congratulations to Edward Pruden, recipient of the 2015 Walter Welsh Award!
Recipients of the Walter Welsh Award are selected on the basis of their individual efforts, their active involvement in organizations and committees, and their demonstrated excellence in the following areas:
  • Promotion and improvement of human relations
  • Education of the community, by precept and example, in the promotion of racial tolerance
  • Improvement of cultural and ethnic understanding by using dialogue and other innovative activities
Recent Recipients of the Walter Welsh Award:
  • 2014: Musette Steck
  • 2013: Carolyn Galloway Price
  • 2012: Irene Hankins
  • 2011: William Hogue
  • 2010: Joseph Butler
  • 2009: Bernest Hewett
  • 2008: Jesse Bryant
  • 2007: Ralph Parker
  • 2006: Thurman Gause
William Hogue receiving 2010 Walter Welsh Award Joseph Butler receiving 2010 Walter Welsh Award from his daughter