[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14775]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE PHILLIS WHEATLEY LITERARY AND SOCIAL CLUB

 Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, I would like to congratulate the 
Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club, one of Charleston's earliest 
Black women's clubs, on their 100th anniversary.
  Named after a prominent African-American poet, Phillis Wheatley, the 
club was established by Jeanette Keeble Cox in 1916 as the Wheatley 
Community Club. Mrs. Cox was the wife of Benjamin F. Cox, the first 
African-American principal of the Avery Normal Institute.
  The Phillis Wheatley Club has remained committed to bringing hope and 
opportunities to each of its members. This year, we recognize the 
club's ongoing legacy, and I believe this centennial celebration is a 
testament to its positive influence.
  It is with honor and admiration that we recognize the Phillis 
Wheatley Club, and its great impact on so many women's lives, 
accomplishing its mission ``to promote interest in literary and 
community work and to lift others as they climb high heights.''

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