,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #efc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #aj1 #bjag,ms4
 ,adams 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,scott (        
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4     
,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson 
( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,kelly (   
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4  
,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4
 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,evans1    
,ms4 ,hanabusa1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4     
,de,gette1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,price (   
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4      
,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mrs4
 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( 
,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4   
,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4      
,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lawson (   
,florida1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1   
,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4    
,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4         
,ellison1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4          

,norcross1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1    
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,fudge1  
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,bass1    
,mr4 ,walk]1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4     
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1   
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1
 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,ms4        
,jayapal1 & ,mrs4 ,dem+s7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! accompli%m5ts ( 
! #i hi/orically ,black colleges &      
univ]sities t celebrat$ _!              
sesquic5t5nial ! week ( ,septemb] #bd1  
#bjag4  ,:]eas 9 #ahfg1 #i hi/orically  
,black colleges & univ]sities 7 e/abli%$
 9 #d s\!rn ,/ates1 ,alabama1 ,georgia1 
,m>yl&1 & ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 z well z !     
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! l>ge/ numb] (   
hi/orically ,black ,colleges &          
,univ]sities f\nd$ 9 any s+le ye> be=e  
or aft]2 ,:]eas ! #i hi/orically ,black 
colleges & univ]sities t celebrat$ _!   
sesquic5t5nial ! week ( ,septemb] #bd1  
#bjag1 trace _! f\nd+ to r mode/        

beg9n+s1 b1 9 ! c\rse ( a c5tury & a    
half1 h e/abli%$ records ( significant  
a*ievem5t & legacies ( devotion to      
academic excell5ce2 ,:]eas ! #i         
in/itutions celebrat+ _! sesquic5t5nial 
anniv]s>ies include ,alabama ,/ate      
,univ]sity 9 ,m>ion1 ,alabama2          
,b>b]-,scotia ,college 9 ,concord1 ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a2 ,fayetteville ,/ate ,univ]sity
 9 ,fayetteville1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2 ,h[>d  
,univ]sity 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2 ,johnson   
,c4 ,smi? ,univ]sity 9 ,*>lotte1 ,nor?  
,c>ol9a2 ,moreh\se ,college 9 ,atlanta1 
,georgia2 ,morgan ,/ate ,univ]sity 9    
,baltimore1 ,m>yl&2 ,/4 ,augu/9e's      
,univ]sity 9 ,raleigh1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2 & 
,talladega ,college 9 ,talladega1       
,alabama2 ,:]eas 9 ! case ( ,alabama    
,/ate ,univ]sity1 on ,july #ag1 #ahfg1  
#i fre$ slaves incorporat$ ,l9coln      
,normal ,s*ool 9 ,m>ion1 ,alabama1 to   
educate ,black *ildr52 ,:]eas ,l9coln   
,normal ,s*ool 0 f\nd$ ) #ejj us$ to    
pur*ase ! l& & lay ! f\ndation2 ,:]eas  
,l9coln ,normal ,s*ool 0 conv]t$ f a    

junior college into a f\r-ye> college 9 
#aibh2 ,:]eas 9 #aifi1 ! =m] ,l9coln    
,normal ,s*ool 0 =mally grant$ a "n     
*ange by ! ,alabama ,/ate ,bo>d (       
,education1 becom+ ,alabama ,/ate       
,univ]sity2 ,:]eas notable figures ( !  
civil rights era att5d$ & graduat$ f    
,alabama ,/ate ,univ]sity1 includ+ !    
,rev]5d ,ralph ,david ,ab]na?y1 attorney
 ,fr$ ,gray & ! ,rev]5d ,fr$            
,%uttleswor?2 ,:]eas 9 ! case (         
,b>b]-,scotia ,college1 ,scotia ,sem9>y 
0 f\nd$ 9 ,concord1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 by ! 
,rev]5d ,luke ,dorl& 9 #ahfg & *>t]$ 9  
#ahgj to educate newly fre$ female      
slaves2 ,:]eas ,scotia ,sem9>y 0 ! fir/ 
hi/orically ,black female in/itution (  
high] education e/abli%$ 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas ,scotia ,sem9>y 0 r5am$ z
 ,scotia ,wom5's ,college 9 #aiaf1 &    
m]g$ ) ,b>b] ,memorial ,college 9 #aicj 
to become ,b>b]-,scotia ,junior ,college
 = wom52 ,:]eas ,b>b]-,scotia became a  
#d-ye> wom5's college 9 #aidf & a       
co$ucational in/itution 9 #aied2 ,:]eas 

"o ( ! di/+ui%$ graduates (             
,b>b]-,scotia ,college 0 ,m>y ,mc,cleod 
,be?une1 ! f\nd] ( ,be?une-,cookman     
,college2 ,:]eas 9 ! case (             
,fayetteville ,/ate ,univ]sity1 on      
,novemb] #bi1 #ahfg1 #g                 
,african-,am]ican m5 =m$ ! ,h[>d ,s*ool 
by pay+ #acf = #b lots on ,gillespie    
,/reet 9 ,fayetteville1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2  
,:]eas ! ,h[>d ,s*ool w\ld be =mally    
r5am$ ,fayetteville ,/ate ,univ]sity 9  
#aifi2 ,:]eas ,fayetteville ,/ate       
,univ]sity holds ! di/9ction ( be+ !    
second olde/ public s*ool 9 ,nor?       
,c>ol9a2 ,:]eas 9 ! case ( ,h[>d        
,univ]sity1 ! in/itution 0 *>t]$ by     
,congress on ,m>* #b1 #ahfg1 9 ,wa%+ton1
 ,,dc2 ,:]eas ,h[>d ,univ]sity /&s today
 z ! mo/ compreh5sive hi/orically ,black
 college & univ]sity 9 ! ,nation 9 t]ms 
( und]graduate & graduate programs (    
/udy2 ,:]eas ,h[>d ,univ]sity has       
produc$ num]\s ,rhodes s*ol>s1 ,truman  
s*ol>s1 ,fulbright s*ol>s1 ,pick+       
,fell[s1 & a ,m>%all s*ol> ?r\gh\t its  

hi/ory2 ,:]eas ,h[>d ,univ]sity has     
graduat$ "s ( ! mo/ accompli%$ ,african 
,am]icans 9 hi/ory--includ+1 ,supreme   
,c\rt ,ju/ice ,?urgood ,m>%all1 au?or   
,toni ,morrison1 & ,unit$ ,/ates        
,ambassador ,&rew ,"y2 ,:]eas #e curr5t 
,memb]s ( ,congress are graduates (     
,h[>d ,univ]sity2 ,:]eas 9 ! case (     
,johnson ,c4 ,smi? ,univ]sity1 !        
in/itution 0 e/abli%$ on ,april #g1     
#ahfg1 z ! ,biddle ,memorial ,in/itute  
by ,rev]5d ,s4,c4 ,alex&] & ,rev]5d     
,w4,l4 ,mill] 9 ,*>lotte1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2
 ,:]eas ! fir/ football game )          
,african-,am]ican play]s 0 play$ at !   
,biddle ,univ]sity 9 #ahib--;9 :at today
 is call$ ! ,commemorative ,classic2    
,:]eas ,johnson ,c4 ,smi? is ! fir/     
hi/orically ,black college & univ]sity 9
 ! ,s\? to (f] pr(essional c\rses 9     
education2 ,:]eas ,johnson ,c4 ,smi?    
,univ]sity has produc$ num]\s           
politicians includ+1 b n limit$ to1 ,eva
 ,clayton1 ! fir/ ,african ,am]ican to  
repres5t ,nor? ,c>ol9a 9 ! ,h\se (      

,repres5tatives s9ce ! #ai? c5tury2     
,:]eas 9 ! case ( ,moreh\se ,college1 ! 
in/itution 0 f\nd$ by ! ,rev]5d ,william
 ,jeff]son ,:ite 9 ,augu/a1 ,georgia1 9 
#ahfg2 ,:]eas ,moreh\se ,college 0 mov$ 
f ,augu/a1 ,georgia1 to its curr5t      
location 9 ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 9 #ahgi2 
,:]eas ,moreh\se ,college is ! l>ge/    
m5's college 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 enroll+ 
ov] #b1jjj /ud5ts2 ,:]eas ,moreh\se is  
#a ( only #b hi/orically ,black colleges
 & univ]sities to produce a ,rhodes     
s*ol>2 ,:]eas ,moreh\se has graduat$ a  
numb] ( ,african-,am]ican               
lum9>ies--includ+ ,atlanta ,mayor       
,mayn>d ,jackson1 film director ,spike  
,lee1 & ! ,rev]5d ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr42
 ,:]eas #b ,memb]s ( ,congress are      
graduates ( ,moreh\se ,college2 ,:]eas 9
 ! case ( ,morgan ,/ate ,univ]sity1 !   
in/itution 0 f\nd$ 9 ,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1
 z ! ,c5t5>y ,biblical ,in/itute 9 #ahfg
 to tra9 =m] slaves & fre$m5 = !        
,me?odi/ m9i/ry2 ,:]eas becom+ co-ed 9  
#ahgd & *ang+ its "n to ,morgan ,college

 9 #ahij1 9 honor ( "o ( its bo>d       
memb]s1 ! in/itution 0 pur*as$ by !     
,/ate ( ,m>yl& 9 #aici to provide m     
academic opportunities = ,black /ud5ts &
 0 r5am$ ,morgan ,/ate ,college2 ,:]eas 
,morgan ,/ate ,college di/+ui%$ itself z
 a lib]al arts college &1 9 #aige1 0    
grant$ univ]sity /atus & has be5        
designat$ z ,m>yl&'s preem95t public    
rese>* univ]sity1 z well z a ,national  
,treasure by ! ,national ,tru/ =        
,hi/oric ,pres]vation2 ,:]eas ! ,morgan 
,/ate ,*oir1 9 #bjjd1 0 nam$ ,!         
,nation's ,be/ ,college ,*oir by ,read]s
 ,dige/1 & has p]=m$ = audi5ces on f\r  
cont95ts2 ,:]eas ,morgan ,/ate          
,univ]sity has graduat$ a great numb] ( 
prom95t ,african-,am]ican lead]s 9      
politics1 law1 ent]ta9m5t & sci5ce & has
 a li/ ( alumni t includes ,congressm5  
,p>r5 ,j4 ,mit*ell & ,kweisi ,mfume1    
,m>yl& ,*ief ,ju/ice ,rob]t ,m4 ,bell1  
noveli/ ,zora ,neale ,hur/on1 & ,pulitz]
 ,prize w9n] ,james ,alan ,mc,pherson2  
,:]eas 9 ! case ( ,/4 ,augu/9e's        

,univ]sity1 9 #ahfg1 ! in/itution 0     
f\nd$ z ! ,/4 ,augu/9e's ,normal ,s*ool 
by prom95t ,episcopal cl]gy = !         
education ( fre$ slaves 9 ,raleigh1     
,nor? ,c>ol9a2 ,:]eas ,/4 ,agnes        
,hospital & ,tra9+ ,s*ool = ,nurses1 !  
fir/ s*ool ( nurs+ = ,african-,am]ican  
/ud5ts 9 ! ,/ate ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 0     
e/abli%$ by ,/4 ,augu/9e's ,normal      
,s*ool 9 #ahie2 ,:]eas ,/4 ,agnes 0 !   
only hospital 9 ,nor? ,c>ol9a t s]v$    
,african ,am]icans until #aifj2 ,:]eas  
,/4 ,augu/9e's ,univ]sity 0 ! fir/      
hi/orically ,black college & univ]sity  
to own an on-campus comm]cial radio &   
television /ation2 ,:]eas 9 ! case (    
,talladega ,college1 ! in/itution 0     
f\nd$ by #c =m] slaves 9 ,talladega1    
,alabama1 9 #ahfg2 ,:]eas ,talladega    
,college is ! ,/ate ( ,alabama's olde/1 
private hi/orically ,black college &    
univ]sity2 ,:]eas ,talladega ,college 0 
! fir/ in/itution 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alabama  
to admit qualifi$ p]sons ( any race or  
e?nicity2 & ,:]eas ,talladega ,college  

has produc$ sev]al ,african-,am]ican    
fir/s1 includ+ ,wynona ,lipman1 ! fir/  
,african-,am]ican woman elect$ to ! ,new
 ,j]sey ,s5ate & ,rev]5d ,dr4 ,paul     
,smi?1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican m9i/] at
 ! ,fir/ ,presbyt]ian ,*ur* ( ,brooklyn3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors !         
accompli%m5ts ( ! #i hi/orically ,black 
colleges & univ]sities t celebrat$ _!   
sesquic5t5nial ! week ( ,septemb] #bd1  
#bjag1 & ( hi/orically ,black colleges &
 univ]sities1 9 g5]al2  7#b7 celebrates 
! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ^! #i in/itutions1 &
 enc\rages ,congress & ! citiz5s !y     
repres5t to recognize ! b5eficial impact
 hi/orically ,black colleges &          
univ]sities h _h on ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  
7#c7 directs ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives to make available #e    
enroll$ copies ( ?is resolution to ea*  
in/itution's ,(fice ( ! ,presid5t or    
,*ancellor4