[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: February 23, 1994]
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                 TRIBUTE TO ELIZABETH LACRETIA SINCLAIR

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 23, 1994

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding member of the community, Ms. Elizabeth Lacretia Sinclair, 
in honor of her 43 years as a teacher in the public schools of 
Columbia, SC.
  It is fitting that we honor Ms. Sinclair during the month we 
celebrate as Black History Month. At 103 years of age, she has lived 
through many of the most significant events in African-American 
history, as well as world history. Few people are granted such 
longevity. After graduating from Benedict College, she began her 
teaching career in 1915, and, I imagine that she has outlived many of 
her former students. Having retired in 1958, she ended her illustrious 
teaching career before the dramatic civil rights events of the 1960's 
and 1970's.
  It is a privilege to represent an individual such as Ms. Sinclair in 
the House of Representatives. The schools where she taught--the Old 
Waverly School, the I.S. Leevy School, and the Ridgewood Elementary 
School--were all located in what is now the Sixth Congressional 
District, which I am proud to represent.
  Mr. Speaker, Elizabeth Sinclair is a living legacy who has stood the 
test of time. I join with her former students and community in honoring 
her on Saturday, February 26, 1994, at the Ridgewood Baptist Church for 
a distinguished life of service to young people and to mankind.

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