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Willie “Flash” Davis ’56 earned his nickname because of his talent in track as a student. Now, “Flash” is still an appropriate moniker for the new chairman of the Morehouse Board of Trustees, not only for his flashes of brilliance in the courtroom, but also for the speed in which he comes to the support of his alma mater. Both forecasts were cloudy as Commencement 2006 approached. The weather called for showers, and, for the first time in College history, an alternative plan for inclement weather was developed. The other forecast was a dismal look into college-bound rates for African American men. But when the largest number of graduates in the College’s history prepared to march across the stage, the weather cooperated and hope reigned. Literally hours before the gavel was to drop at Sotheby’s Auction House in New York, a 10,000-piece collection of Martin Luther King Jr. ’48 was saved in a deal sealed by a group of Atlantans who wanted to see it return to its rightful home. The Collection, which was delivered to Morehouse through an unprecedented act of partnership, offers the College a unique opportunity to bear witness to a remarkable time in U.S. history as its proud steward.
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A year after the deadliest natural disaster in modern U.S. history, there are still plenty of stories to be told about the terror of Hurricane Katrina. Several Morehouse alumni share their tales of relocation, resourcefulness and restoration. Sidebar: Shelton “Spike” Lee ’79 screens his documentary “When the Levees Broke” at Morehouse.
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ON THE COVER: This briefcase with
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King Collection Comes Home to Morehouse The 10,000-piece collection is spared from the auction block and, in an unprecedented act of partnership, returns to the College that nurtured one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century.
personal effects is among the 10,000piece Collection recently acquired by the College.
Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s.
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INSIDE THE HOUSE IN THE NEWS ON THE SHELF DEVELOPMENT NEWS ON THE FIELD AND COURT FOUNDER’S DAY BROTHER TO BROTHER ALUMNI NEWS CLASS NOTES THE ROAD TAKEN
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