[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 83 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1109]
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               FINALISTS FOR NATIONAL HISTORY DAY CONTEST

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                        HON. JOHN M. SPRATT, JR.

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 20, 2002

  Mr. SPRATT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the National History 
Day finalists from my district in South Carolina--McArn Bennett, Bryan 
Blair, Jordan Thomas, Meagan Linton, Mary Carolyn Hudson, and Angel 
Burns.
  The students were part of a nationwide group of 2,000 finalists 
participating in the National History Day contest at the University of 
Maryland at College Park June 9-13th. They brought with them the 
products of months of research in the form of dramatic performances and 
museum exhibits.
  McArn Bennett's exhibit, ``Discord in Harmony: Revolution and 
Reaction in Jazz,'' won first place in the nation in the category of 
senior individual exhibit. He received a gold medal and $1,000.
  Bryan Blair's exhibit, ``The Orangeburg Massacre: Revolution, 
Reaction, and Reform in South Carolina'' was one of 17 student projects 
selected to be presented at the Smithsonian's National Museum of 
American History. It was ranked 11th in the nation, and he won a 
partial-tuition scholarship to Chaminade University in Honolulu.
  An exhibit by Meagan Linton, Jordan Thomas, and Mary Carolyn Hudson 
entitled ``Tears of Sorrow, Tears of Joy: The Reaction to the 
Assassination of Abe Lincoln,'' was shown at the White House Visitors 
Center. Their exhibit was ranked 12th in the nation.
  Angel Burns won applause for a ten-minute individual performance 
entitled ``Septima Clark: Queen Mother of the Civil Rights 
Revolution.''
  I want to salute all of these students for their outstanding work, 
and I also want to recognize their teachers, Gail Ingram, from Cheraw 
High School, and Debbie Ballard, from Long Junior High School. 
Together, they have brought a great sense of pride to their schools and 
their communities and helped make history come alive for their 
students.

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