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Friday, May 23, 2008
White valedictorian at Morehouse: Change?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Morehouse alum Richard Grigsby writes about the college’s first white valedictorian, Joshua Packwood. Bothered by aspects of the media coverage- reporters seemed to question why Packwood would possibly want to attend Morehouse, Grigsby writes that he also had a “momentary pause” about Packwood’s race. He writes, “And why not? I live in the United States, a country that in its very Constitution — a document renowned for enshrining national aspirations for freedom and equality — defined my ancestors as three-fifths human for purposes of congressional representation.”
And yet Grigsby takes a hopeful view of Packwood’s honor.
“It’s clear that the call for ‘change’ is at the heart of this political season,” he writes. “And it’s a beautiful thing to watch play out…”
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