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House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) delivered the Morgan State University commencement address in Baltimore. He discussed overcoming adversity, standing up for democr…

Professor Dale Green talked about the institutional history and alumni of Morgan State University, an Historically Black University in Baltimore. He described the school’s founding in 1867 a…

Republican presidential candidates debated social issues, including health care, housing, Hurricane Katrina relief, the economy, and the environment. The debate was moderated by Tavis Smi…

African American veterans of the Korean Conflict were honored. Their role in that war was talked about, and President Truman’s desegregation order during that period. Music was provided…

Morgan State School of Engineering hosted a town hall meeting on the history of African-American service in the military. Panelists talked about national security issues, focusing on African…

Mr. Cerami talked about his book Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot, published by John Wiley and Sons. The book is about the life of Benjamin Banneker, a self-educa…

As part of a conference on African Americans in the Korean War, veterans discussed their experiences as prisoners of war. After their presentations they answered audience members' questions.

African American veterans of the Korean War (1950-1953) talked about their experiences with desegregation of the Armed Forces.

African American veterans of the Korean War talked about desegregation of the Armed Services during the three-year conflict. The panelists answered audience members' questions. Michael…

J. Terry Edmonds, spoke to an audience on his experiences as the first African American to serve as the presidential speechwriter. After his prepared remarks, he responded to comments and qu…

Former Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Illinois) spoke to the Honors Day Convocation at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. She spoke about events that occurred during the Civil W…

President Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) spoke to graduates at Morgan State University about the challenges facing the U.S. in the next century, including race and technology. He announced his de…

Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at a “Get Out the Vote” rally at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.