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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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An Endorsement of 2007 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week - September 9 - September 15, 2007 and Proud Recognition of Baltimore City's HBCUs
FOR the purpose of acknowledging the importance of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the education of black Americans and expressing appreciation for the contributions of the HBCUs of Maryland, particularly those of Baltimore City, to the education of minority students, the enlightenment of people of all colors, and the perpetuation of an inclusive society and workforce.
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In the late 19th century, colleges for black students were started in box cars, as in the case of Atlanta University, and church basements, as was Spelman College. Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the nation's foremost black educators, opened a college in 1904, with $1.50 and 5 students. Today there are 106 historically black colleges and universities in the United States, 4 of those being located in Maryland - Bowie State University, Coppin State College, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore. These institutions meet the requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, as "any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the educatio...
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