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The statue of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in front of King's Chapel on Morehouse College's campus.

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The statue of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in front of King's Chapel on Morehouse College's campus.
By Maureen Downey
May 17, 2015

Historically Black Colleges and Universities hold a special place in Atlanta, home of Morehouse and Spelman. But HBCUs and their role in producing black leaders may be in jeopardy, according to a guest column today. In another column, a historian scoffs at the accusation the AP U.S. History framework is too liberal, arguing, if anything, it’s too milquetoast. And readers sound off about a viral video of two DeKalb County middle school girls brawling, and the expectation teachers should wade into such fights to break them up.

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Maureen Downey has written editorials and opinion pieces about local, state and federal education policy since the 1990s.

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