Morehouse College 2009 graduation

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Morehouse College 2009 graduation, featuring Cicely Tyson and Henry Louis Gates as speakers.

Hank Aaron, center, received an honorary degree, a Doctor of Human Letters. To his left is Cicely Tyson, who gave one of the commencement addresses at Morehouse College's 2009 graduation.

Graduates begin walking in during the opening processional. 440 graduates marched from the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel to the Century Campus.

Friends and family members take photos and wave during the opening processional.

An estimated 10,000 friends and family members were in attendance.

Carmen Burrell and Len Alford from Pittsburgh, PA, held this sign out for grads to see during the entering processional.

Anthony Connell Roberts, one of two valedictorians, pauses to reflect during his address. "Our work is finished here and the mandate is clear: We must go forth beyond this place and find our new work and our new purpose."

Graduates react to Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s commencement address.

Cicely Tyson , who also received an honorary degree, gets a hug after her commencement address as Morehouse College held its 2009 graduation this morning

The Morehouse Glee Club sings the opening hymn.

Graduate Lee A. Norris Jr., from Atlanta, sings along witht the opening hymn.

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Hank Aaron, center, received an honorary degree, a Doctor of Human Letters. To his left is Cicely Tyson, who gave one of the commencement addresses at Morehouse College's 2009 graduation.

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