Ben Ruffin Jr. remembered
The House remembered Benjamin S. Ruffin Jr., the former chairman of the UNC Board of Governors, Monday night.
Among those who remembered Ruffin was Rep. Earl Jones, a Greensboro Democrat.
"But more importantly, North Carolina Central University, and Ben was an integral part of this, it taught us that if you work hard, you study hard, and you be focused, not only could you rule the state of North Carolina but you could rule the world. So that is the seed that was planted in me in knowing and matriculating and discussing various issues and being around Ben Ruffin during my college years," Jones said.
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