Grambling in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Arthur D. Smith, Sr.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
1. Arthur D. Smith, Sr. Marker
Inscription.
Arthur D. Smith, Sr.. . Mr. A.D. Smith, Sr., was a beloved educator, civic, religious and political leader. In 1939, he began a teaching career in Bienville Parish that spanned thirty-one years, including serving as the first Principal of the GSU Laboratory School, and as a Professor in the Grambling College Teacher Education Program for over twenty years. In 1941, Smith opened a Property and Casualty Insurance Agency, the only one of its kind operated by an African American in the vast Northern Louisiana area. Smith was a member of the Grambling Town Council for many years, affiliated with numerous major education organizations, and was a volunteer Boy Scouts worker for more than twenty years. He was a dedicated deacon and finance officer at Mt. Zion Baptist Church and a devoted husband and father. In 1971 Smith said that his life was the story "of one who has been a farmer, a day laborer, a public school teacher, an insurance agent, a college professor, and of a person who continually-tried to he a good citizen, a Christian gentleman, and friend of other human beings".
Mr. A.D. Smith, Sr., was a beloved educator, civic, religious
and political leader. In 1939, he began a teaching career
in Bienville Parish that spanned thirty-one years, including
serving as the first Principal of the GSU Laboratory School,
and as a Professor in the Grambling College Teacher
Education Program for over twenty years. In 1941, Smith
opened a Property and Casualty Insurance Agency, the
only one of its kind operated by an African American in the
vast Northern Louisiana area. Smith was a member of the
Grambling Town Council for many years, affiliated with
numerous major education organizations, and was a
volunteer Boy Scouts worker for more than twenty years.
He was a dedicated deacon and finance officer at Mt. Zion
Baptist Church and a devoted husband and father. In 1971
Smith said that his life was the story "of one who has been
a farmer, a day laborer, a public school teacher, an
insurance agent, a college professor, and of a person
who continually-tried to he a good citizen, a Christian
gentleman, and friend of other human beings".
Location. 32° 32.276′ N, 92° 42.823′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln
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Parish. Marker is on Legends Avenue (State Highway 149) just south of Interstate 20, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grambling LA 71245, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Located in the Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
2. Arthur D. Smith, Sr. Marker
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
3. Walk of Fame Archway
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 210 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
