Bethune-Cookman College Baccalaureate Services, April 22, 1984

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Collection:: Bethune-Cookman University Digital Collection
Title:: Bethune-Cookman College Baccalaureate Services, April 22, 1984
Creator:: Bethune-Cookman University
Date of Original:: 1984-04-22
Subject:: African American universities and colleges
African American students
College presidents
Universities and colleges--Employees
Commencement ceremonies
Speeches
Political participation
African Americans--Economic conditions
Location:: United States, Florida, Volusia County, Panama Beach, 28.86832, -81.22778
Medium:: audiocassettes
Type:: Sound
Format:: audio/mp3
Description:: This audio recording features Bethune-Cookman College Baccalaureate Services. This audio opens with an introduction by President Bronson of the commencement speaker, Dr. Robert Eric Hayes, Sr., President of Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. At 00:05:37, Dr. Hayes begins his commencement address, in which he acknowledges his friendship with President Bronson and experiences with Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. In his address, Dr. Hayes encourages students to not be distracted by the chirping of grasshoppers and to stay focused on God's mission. At 00:35:00, Congressman, founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., Walter E. Fauntroy delivers a commencement address, in which he talks about Black America and the People's Platform. Fauntroy emphasis Black how graduates can and should intellectually and economically contribute to America.
Metadata URL:: https://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/digital/collection/becu/id/283
IIIF manifest:: http://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/iiif/2/becu:283/manifest.json
Language:: eng
Additional Rights Information:: All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact University Archives, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL 32114 (386) 481-2186. http://www.cookman.edu/academics/library/index.html
Contributing Institution:: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Library Alliance
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