[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 148 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1886]
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                  RECOGNITION OF MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, November 15, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Medgar Evers 
College in Brooklyn, New York, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
  Founded as a senior college in 1970 by a group of educators and 
community leaders, Medgar Evers College provides a broad range of 
education opportunities for inner-city and non-traditional students 
within The City University of New York.
  The college is named for the slain civil rights leader Medgar Wiley 
Evers, the Field Secretary for the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) who was slain by an assassin's 
bullet on June 12, 1963 in his native state of Mississippi as he toiled 
tirelessly to overcome racial segregation and secure voting rights for 
African Americans. It is that same indomitable spirit that drove Medgar 
Evers to pursue justice that drives Medgar Evers College to pursue 
excellence.
  Medgar Evers College continues to advance under the leadership of 
President Dr. William Lawrence Pollard, providing higher education to 
more than 7,000 students during its Fall and Spring semesters.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in saluting the outstanding 
contributions Medgar Evers College has made to the Borough of Brooklyn 
and our Nation on the occasion of the celebration of its 40th Founders' 
Day on September 28, 2010.

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