,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #cff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ba1         
#bjag,ms4 ,h>ris 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,p]due1
 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mrs4         
,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 & ,mr4 ,burr7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! accompli%m5ts ( 
! #i hi/orically ,black colleges &      
univ]sities t celebrat$ _!              
sesquic5t5nial anniv]s>ies dur+ ! week (
 ,septemb] #bd ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjag4  ,:]eas1 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 9 !  
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 :i* con/itut$ !   
l>ge/ numb] ( hi/orically ,black        
colleges & univ]sities f\nd$ 9 any s+le 
ye> be=e or aft] t date2 ,:]eas ! #i    
hi/orically ,black colleges &           
univ]sities t celebrat$ _!              
sesquic5t5nial anniv]s>ies dur+ ! week (

 ,septemb] #bd ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjag1 trace _! f\nd+s to r mode/       
beg9n+s 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-- 7#a7 ,alabama     
,/ate ,univ]sity 9 ,m>ion1 ,alabama2    
7#b7 ,b>b]-,scotia ,college 9 ,concord1 
,nor? ,c>ol9a2  7#c7 ,fayetteville ,/ate
 ,univ]sity 9 ,fayetteville1 ,nor?      
,c>ol9a2  7#d7 ,h[>d ,univ]sity 9       
,wa%+ton1 ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7#e7   
,johnson ,c4 ,smi? ,univ]sity 9         
,*>lotte1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2  7#f7 ,moreh\se
 ,college 9 ,atlanta1 ,georgia2  7#g7   
,morgan ,/ate ,univ]sity 9 ,baltimore1  
,m>yl&2  7#h7 ,/4 ,augu/9e's ,univ]sity 
9 ,raleigh1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2 &  7#i7      
,talladega ,college 9 ,talladega1       
,alabama2 ,:]eas ,alabama ,/ate         
,univ]sity 0 incorporat$ on ,july #ag1  
#ahfg1 z ,l9coln ,normal ,s*ool 9       
,m>ion1 ,alabama1 by #i fre$ slaves to  

educate ,black *ildr52 ,:]eas ,l9coln   
,normal ,s*ool-- 7#a7 0 f\nd$ ) #ejj1   
:i* 0 us$ to pur*ase ! l& & lay !       
f\ndation2  7#b7 9 #aibh1 0 conv]t$ f a 
junior college to a #d-ye> college2 &   
7#c7 9 #aifi1 0 =mally grant$ a "n *ange
 by ! ,alabama ,/ate ,bo>d ( ,education 
& became ,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$ ,gray1 & 
! ,rev]5d ,fr$ ,%uttleswor?2 ,:]eas     
,b>b]-,scotia ,college-- 7#a7 9 #ahfg1 0
 f\nd$ z ,scotia ,sem9>y 9 ,concord1    
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 by ! ,rev]5d ,luke       
,dorl&2 &  7#b7 9 #ahgj1 0 *>t]$ to     
educate newly fre$ female slaves2       
,:]eas ,scotia ,sem9>y-- 7#a7 0 ! fir/  
hi/orically ,black in/itution ( high]   
education = females e/abli%$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7#b7 9 #aiaf1 0 r5am$ z ,scotia
 ,wom5's ,college2 &  7#c7 9 #aicj1 m]g$
 ) ,b>b] ,memorial ,college to become   
,b>b]-,scotia ,junior ,college = wom52  

,:]eas ,b>b]-,scotia ,college became a  
#d-ye> college = wom5 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 ,fayetteville ,/ate    
,univ]sity 0 =m$ z ! ,h[>d ,s*ool on    
,novemb] #bi1 #ahfg1 by #g              
,african-,am]ican m5 :o paid #acf = #b  
lots on ,gillespie ,/reet 9             
,fayetteville1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a2 ,:]eas !  
,h[>d ,s*ool 0 =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    
,h[>d ,univ]sity-- 7#a7 0 *>t]$ by      
,congress on ,m>* #b1 #ahfg1 9 ,wa%+ton1
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7#b7 /&s today z
 ! mo/ compreh5sive hi/orically ,black  
college & univ]sity 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9
 t]ms ( und]graduate & graduate programs
 ( /udy2  7#c7 has produc$ num]\s       
,rhodes s*ol>s1 ,truman s*ol>s1         

,fulbright s*ol>s1 & ,pick+ fell[s & a  
,m>%all s*ol> dur+ ! hi/ory ( !         
univ]sity2 &  7#d7 has graduat$ "s ( !  
mo/ accompli%$ ,african ,am]icans 9     
hi/ory1 includ+ ,ju/ice ( ! ,supreme    
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,?urgood        
,m>%all1 au?or ,toni ,morrison1 & =m]   
,unit$ ,/ates ,ambassador to ! ,unit$   
,nations ,&rew ,"y2  ,:]eas #e curr5t   
,memb]s ( ,congress are graduates (     
,h[>d ,univ]sity2 ,:]eas ,johnson ,c4   
,smi? ,univ]sity 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 #ahib1 a game t    
today is call$ ! ,commemorative         
,classic2 ,:]eas ,johnson ,c4 ,smi?     
,univ]sity-- 7#a7 is ! fir/ hi/orically 
,black college & univ]sity 9 ! ,s\? to  
(f] pr(essional c\rses 9 education2 &   
7#b7 has produc$ num]\s politicians1    
includ+ ,eva ,clayton1 ! fir/ ,african  

,am]ican to repres5t ,nor? ,c>ol9a 9 !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives s9ce ! #ai?     
c5tury2  ,:]eas ,moreh\se ,college--    
7#a7 9 #ahfg1 0 f\nd$ by ! ,rev]5d      
,william ,jeff]son ,:ite 9 ,augu/a1     
,georgia2  7#b7 9 #ahgi1 0 mov$ f       
,augu/a1 ,georgia1 to its curr5t        
location 9 ,atlanta1 ,georgia2  7#c7 is 
! l>ge/ college = m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
enroll+ m ?an #b1jjj /ud5ts2  7#d7 is #a
 ( only #b hi/orically ,black colleges &
 univ]sities to produce a ,rhodes s*ol>2
 &  7#e7 has graduat$ a numb] (         
,african-,am]ican lum9>ies1 includ+ !   
,mayor ( ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 ,mayn>d    
,jackson1 film director ,spike ,lee1 & !
 ,rev]5d ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr42  ,:]eas 
#b curr5t ,memb]s ( ,congress are       
graduates ( ,moreh\se ,college2 ,:]eas  
,morgan ,/ate ,univ]sity 0 f\nd$ 9      
,baltimore1 ,m>yl&1 z ! ,c5t5>y         
,biblical ,in/itute 9 #ahfg to tra9 =m] 
slaves & fre$m5 = ! ,me?odi/ m9i/ry2    
,:]eas1 ! ,c5t5>y ,biblical ,in/itute-- 
7#a7 9 #ahgd1 became co$ucational2  7#b7

 9 #ahij1 *ang$ its "n to ,morgan       
,college 9 honor ( "o ( its bo>d memb]s2
 &  7#c7 9 #aici1 0 pur*as$ by ! ,/ate (
 ,m>yl& to provide m academic           
opportunities = ,black /ud5ts & 0 r5am$ 
,morgan ,/ate ,college2  ,:]eas ,morgan 
,/ate ,college-- 7#a7 di/+ui%$ itself z 
a lib]al arts college2  7#b7 9 #aige1 0 
grant$ univ]sity /atus2 &  7#c7 has be5 
designat$ z ! preem95t public rese>*    
univ]sity 9 ,m>yl&1 z well z a ,national
 ,treasure by ! ,national ,tru/ =       
,hi/oric ,pres]vation2  ,:]eas1 9 #bjjd1
 ! ,morgan ,/ate ,*oir 0 nam$ ,!        
,nation's ,be/ ,college ,*oir by        
,read]'s ,dige/ & has p]=m$ = audi5ces  
on #d cont95ts2 ,:]eas ,morgan ,/ate    
,univ]sity--  7#a7 has graduat$ a great 
numb] ( prom95t ,african-,am]ican lead]s
 9 politics1 law1 ent]ta9m5t1 & sci5ce2 
&  7#b7 has a li/ ( alumni t includes   
,congressm5 ,p>r5 ,j4 ,mit*ell & ,kweisi
 ,mfume1 ,*ief ,ju/ice ( ! ,c\rt (      
,appeals ( ,m>yl& ,rob]t ,m4 ,bell1     
noveli/ ,zora ,neale ,hur/on1 &         

,pulitz]-,prize w9n] ,james ,alan       
,mc,pherson2  ,:]eas ,/4 ,augu/9e's     
,univ]sity 0 f\nd$ 9 #ahfg 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>ol9a--  7#a7 0 e/abli%$ by ,/4 
,augu/9e's ,normal ,s*ool 9 #ahie2 &    
7#b7 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     
,talladega ,college-- 7#a7 0 f\nd$ by #c
 =m] slaves 9 ,talladega1 ,alabama1 9   
#ahfg2  7#b7 is ! olde/1 private        
hi/orically ,black college & univ]sity 9
 ! ,/ate ( ,alabama2  7#c7 0 ! fir/     
in/itution 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alabama to admit
 qualifi$ p]sons ( any race or e?nicity2
 &  7#d7 has produc$ sev]al             

,african-,am]ican fir/s1 includ+-- 7,a7 
,wynona ,lipman1 ! fir/                 
,african-,am]ican woman elect$ to !     
,s5ate ( ! ,/ate ( ,new ,j]sey2 &  7,b7 
! ,rev]5d ,dr4 ,paul ,smi?1 ! fir/      
,african-,am]ican m9i/] at ! ,fir/      
,presbyt]ian ,*ur* ( ,brooklyn1 ,new    
,york3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 honors ! accompli%m5ts (--  7,a7 ! 
#i hi/orically ,black colleges &        
univ]sities t celebrat$ _!              
sesquic5t5nial anniv]s>ies dur+ ! week (
 ,septemb] #bd ?r\gh ,septemb] #cj1     
#bjag2 &  7,b7 hi/orically ,black       
colleges & univ]sities 9 g5]al2  7#b7   
celebrates ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ^? #i    
in/itutions2  7#c7 enc\rages ,congress &
 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to recognize !   
b5eficial impact hi/orically ,black     
colleges & univ]sities h _h on ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 &  7#d7 respectfully reque/s t !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate make available #e 
enroll$ copies ( ?is resolution to !    
,(fice ( ! ,presid5t or ,*ancellor ( ea*
 ( ^? #i hi/orically ,black colleges &  

univ]sities4