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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
The history of African Americans is unique and rich, and one that has helped
to define what it means to be an American. Arriving on ships on the shores
of North America more than 300 years ago, recognized more as possessions than
people, African Americans have come to know the freedoms fought for in
establishing the United States and gained through the use of our founding
principles of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assembly, and due
process of law. The ideals of the Founders became more real and more true for
every citizen as African Americans pressed us to realize our full potential
as a Nation and to uphold those ideals for all who enter into our borders and
embrace the notion that we are all endowed with certain unalienable rights.
Since Carter G. Woodson first sought to illuminate the African American
experience, each February we pause to reflect on the contributions of this
community to our national identity. The history is one of struggle for the
recognition of each person's humanity as well as an influence on the broader American
culture. African Americans designed our beautiful Capital City , gave us the
melodic rhythms of New Orleans Jazz, issued new discoveries in science and
medicine, and forced us to examine ourselves in the pages of classic
literature. This legacy has only added luster to the brand of the United States ,
which has drawn immigrants to our shores for centuries.
This year's theme, "The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas ," is a
chance to examine the evolution of our country and how African Americans
helped draw us ever closer to becoming a more perfect union.
The narrative of the African American pursuit of full citizenship with all
of the rights and privileges afforded others in this country is also the story
of a maturing young Nation. The voices and examples of the African American
people worked collectively to remove the boulders of systemic racism and
discrimination that pervaded our laws and our public consciousness for decades.
Through the work of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, Booker T.
Washington and George Washington Carver, Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall, the
African American community has steadily made progress toward the dreams
within its grasp and the promise of our Nation. Meanwhile, the belief that those
dreams might one day be realized by all of our citizens gave African American
men and women the same sense of duty and love of country that led them to
shed blood in every war we have ever fought, to invest hard-earned resources in
their communities with the hope of self empowerment, and to pass the ideals
of this great land down to their children and grandchildren.
As we mark National African American History Month, we should take note of
this special moment in our Nation's history and the actors who worked so
diligently to deliver us to this place. One such organization is the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- the NAACP -- which this year
will witness 100 years of service to the Nation on February 12. Because of
their work, including the contributions of those luminaries on the front lines
and great advocates behind the scenes, we as a Nation were able to take the
dramatic steps we have in recent history.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America ,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of
the United States , do hereby proclaim February 2009 as National African
American History Month. I call upon public officials, educators, librarians, and
all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate
ceremonies, activities, and programs that raise awareness and appreciation of
African American history.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
second day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
thirty-third.
BARACK OBAMA

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I Remember..... 1 Reply

Ms. Goodson at Thigpen Hall....she was nothing nice (at least that's what we thought" Mr. Devinini (?sp).....did anyone take Philosophy under him? Hell Week on the Yard....... Eating breakfast for…

Started by Brenda Robinson Harley. Last reply by Cheryl Hutcherson Askew Aug. 13, 2008.

Update!! 8 Replies

Okay folks after talking with the Tracy over at First Fridays Huntsville. I t would be more cost efficient to let them take care of the event planning. They will have a 3 night itinerary. Including a…

Started by Eric Wagner. Last reply by Eric Wagner Jun. 23, 2008.

I remember 11 Replies

I remember Magnum beer $2.75 a six pack of tall boys and Red Dagger from the State Store.

Started by Charles Albert. Last reply by Charles Albert Jun. 18, 2008.

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Comment by Thomas Colvin on April 27, 2008 at 6:53pm: when i got to A&M, thigpen and thomas hall were the upper class dorms... no freshmen were allowed in there!

Comment by Sylvette on April 26, 2008 at 10:14pm: Eric, they stopped using Prentice Hall because the building needs major renovations to be brought up to code. No one (the University or Aramark) wants to spend the money to make the repairs. The condition of the building cause critical violations when the health department comes to do their inspections.

Comment by Charles Flanigan, Jr. on April 26, 2008 at 5:54pm: Who remembers "The get drunk Park" across from the school.

Comment by Mark Debro on April 26, 2008 at 12:04pm: Tell me who remembers the Sprint calling cards that everyone signed up for on campus. Later on some dorm residents majored in phone card numbers. They would sit on the hall all day and night trying to figure out calling card numbers. Wasn't there a network of HBCUs passing around numbers?

Comment by Eric Wagner on April 26, 2008 at 9:28am: Okay what happened to the Cafe why don't they use it ? Why dont they move Councills grave to the statue. I also remember riding those cheese wagons to Milton Frank . Being the Bulldog I always rode with the band. I guess I am old . Micheal Walker , AAMUs police chief was my roomate in Morris Hall Rm 203 way back in 82

Comment by Angela "ATRIP" McKnight on April 26, 2008 at 9:18am: Everytime I go back to the hill, I remember what it was like back in the 80's. Like when I had to walk from Thigpen to the "New Gym" for health and PE. Now I see shuttles running all over campus...what is up with that? How many times did we have to endure the smell of mildew and mold in the library and now they have a brand spanking new one. But all in all, I would not trade all of my memories from being on the "Hill" in the 80s!

Comment by CALIFORNIA on April 25, 2008 at 4:59pm: My '80s sisters. A lot of us stayed in Thigpen Hall when it was a Freshman dorm, and we have a lot of memories from being in there. I know I do. I have a sale for you all. A young lady just walked into my office with a Thigpen t-shirt on.

On the front it says: Thigpen Hall Dormitory
Est. 1956

On the back it says: Queens of the Universe
True Essence of Womanhood.

The young lady selling them is named Chloe. She's a senior LIVING IN THIGPEN! THE NERVE! IT'S NOT A FRESHMAN DOOR ANYMORE! LOLOL

Anyway, the shirts are $10.00 dollars. Chloe can be reached at:
cholcolatesiren@hotmail.com.

Help her and the other girls get some summer money. I've got my order in for me and my college roommate! She said the deadline to place your order will be Saturday, May 3rd. So hit her up quickly if you're interested!!

THIGPEN ONE TIME!

Comment by CALIFORNIA on April 25, 2008 at 3:19pm: Okay, let me see if I can answer some of your questions: No, both SWAT Smitty's are gone. The Omega Smitty is a member of my church so he's still in town. Yes they DID and DO carry real guns. What we never knew then, was that SWAT has to go to the SAME police academy as Huntsville Police. So they are real cops. When I learned that, I quit calling them SWAT....Yes the GREASY SPOON still exists! In fact I ate in there two weeks ago! It was still good! It has the same smell and basically the same setup. They are talking about renovating it though. Carnegie Hall is still standing! hahaha Right now the AAMURI Research Institute is in Carnegie Hall..... And I still never took the preverbial roll down the hill behind Thigpen and the caf! Shoot. I slipped! Does that count?!

Comment by Dee Curtis on April 25, 2008 at 9:12am: The Dawn Dance at the "Old Gym"!!! How about that? and.. What about Show Boat? "You gotta be there!"
Another for ya Mason Court? LOL
Toddy Woddy... FANTASIA!!!!

Comment by Carline Thomas on April 25, 2008 at 8:16am: Two more, does the Greasy Spoon still exist? Is Carneigie Hall still standing?

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