Steny Hoyer: “We talk about these institutions giving extraordinary opportunities to…”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2000

We talk about these institutions giving extraordinary opportunities to African Americans, and they do. Bowie State University in my county is the place from which Christa McAuliffe graduated with her Master's degree. Christa McAuliffe, as some may recall, was the teacher in space who went up on the Challenger as it blew up and she died. She was one of Bowie State's most distinguished graduates, a Caucasian American but given an extraordinary opportunity through her attendance at and the receipt of a quality education at a Historically Black College.

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Discussing the opportunities provided by Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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