On a sunny, spring Saturday afternoon, hundreds of alumni, students and Duke community members gathered in Page Auditorium to celebrate the achievement, courage and contributions African-American students have made at the university over the last 50 years.
Keynote speaker U.S. Sen. William "Mo" Cowan (D-Mass.) gave a speech that linked the legacy of Duke's first black students and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement to the ongoing struggle to close the education achievement gap for minority students.
Cowan, a 1991 graduate, began by thanking the three black men who helped him get in office -- Barack Obama, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and God -- eliciting chuckles from the audience.
Watch a recording of the event.
In a speech that was often personal, Cowan reflected on his undergraduate days, paying homage to the "black bench" where black students regularly gathered, to the "intoxicating allure" of black student weekend and to the Durham community.
Ultimately, Cowan provided both historical and contemporary context to the legacy of Duke's first black students.
"In 1963, five young undergraduates broke through a barrier of discrimination and prejudice because they wanted a world-class education. And while we have overcome the hurdle of segregation, millions of children in our country still lack the access to the quality education they deserve," Cowan said, citing alarming statistics about the rising cost of higher education.
Of the first five, only three -- Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, Nathaniel White Jr. and Gene Kendall -- still survive. They attended Saturday's event alongside the immediate and extended families of the two who are deceased, Mary Mitchell Harris and Cassandra Smith Rush.
Several African-American alumni who integrated the graduate and professional schools were also honored during the program.
Read more here: https://today.duke.edu/2013/04/cowan5....
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