David Price: “last month a gathering of distinguished North Carolinians assembled in Durham to pay tribute to Julius Chambers upon his…”

“last month a gathering of distinguished North Carolinians assembled in Durham to pay tribute to Julius Chambers upon his retirement from the chancellorship of North Carolina Central University. Speaker after speaker praised Chancellor Chambers for his many contributions to the university and to the community. Today, along with the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt), I want to pay tribute in this House to Julius Chambers, to his distinguished and path-breaking career, to his bold vision, perseverance, and ability to inspire that have meant so much to the university, to North Carolina and to the Nation. Julius Chambers served as chancellor of his alma mater for 8 years, and his vision for NCCU reminds me of another leader of a great Durham university, Terry Sanford, who led Duke University with what he called "outrageous ambitions." Julius Chambers brought that tradition of "outrageous ambitions" to Central, and he left the university far stronger than he found it. Julius Chambers accepted the call to return to Central after a distinguished history of leadership in the civil rights movement, the legal profession, and higher education.”