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Black congressmen protest NAFEO award to Thurmond - National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Sen. Strom Thurmond

by B. Denise Hawkins , June 17, 2007

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Late last month, Clay said he was still awaiting a response from NAFEO officials to his letters. Dr. William Harris, president of Alabama State University and chairman of the NAFEO annual conference, said of Thurmond, "You have to look at the man by his life as a whole, and not by part of it. Senator Thurmond is a man who has seen the world change. God knows he lived long enough to see it change."

Dr. Leonard Haynes III, former U.S. assistant secretary for postsecondary education, defended NAFEO's decision to honor Thurmond.

"I was surprised and disappointed by the reaction of the Congressional Black Caucus. I thought NAFEO made a wise and prudent decision to honor Strom Thurmond," Haynes said. "[Thurmond] has been a strong supporter of the Black-college community. How many in the Black caucus can' truly say that they support the Black colleges?"

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