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                History Of All Americans Of Color      

     CWO-4 Louis D.Miller (Ret)  

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                                                                                                                                                                         "Call To Arms"    

Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear arms, though

 arms we need - not as a call to battle, though embattled we are - but

a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle year in and year out

, 'rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation' - a struggle against the common

 enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself." - JFK

   Toussaint Louverter                                      

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•                                                A Lesson in Black History
                     The Statue of Liberty
  
  It is hard to believe that after my many years of schooling (secondary and
   post) the following facts about the Statue of Liberty were never taught:
  
  Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of people including myself have
  visited the Statue of Liberty over the years but yet I'm unable to find one
  person who knows the true history behind the Statue...amazing!
  
  Yes, amazing that so much important Black history (such as this) is hidden
  from us (Black and White). What makes this even worse is the fact that the
  current twist on history perpetuates and promotes white supremacy at the
  expense of Black Pride!
  
  During my visit to France I saw the original Statue
• of Liberty. However,
  there was a difference.the statue in France is BLACK!!!!!!
  
  "Ya learn something new everyday!"
  
  The Statue of Liberty was originally a Black woman.
•  But, as memory serves,
  it was because the model was Black. In a book called "The Journey of The
  Songhai People," as Dr. Jim Haskins (a member of the National Education
  Advisory Committee of the Liberty-Ellis Island Committee, professor of
  English at the University of Florida, and prolific Black author) points out
  that is what stimulated the original idea for that 151 foot statue in the
  harbor. He says that the idea for the creation of the statue initially was
  to acknowledge the part that Black soldiers played in the ending of Black
  African Bondage in the United States.
  
  It was created in the mind of the French historian Edourd de Laboulaye,
  Chairman of the French Anti-Slavery Society, who, together with sculptor
  Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, proposed to the French government that the
  people of France present to the people of the United States through the
  American Abolitionist Society, the gift of a Statue of Liberty in
  >recognition of the fact that Black soldiers won the Civil War in the
  United States. It was widely known then that it was Black Soldiers who
  played the pivotal role in winning the war, and this gift would be a
  tribute to their prowess.
  
  Suzanne Nakasian, director of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island
  Foundations' National Ethnic Campaign said that the Black Americans' direct
  connection to Lady Liberty is unknown to the majority of Americans, BLACK
  or WHITE.
  
  When the statue was presented to the US. Minister to France in
•  1884, it is
  said that he remonstrated that the dominant view
• of the broken shackles
  would be offensive to the U.S. South because the statue was
•  a reminder of
  Blacks winning their freedom. It was a reminder to a beaten South
• of the
  ones who caused their defeat, their despised former captives.
  
  Documents of Proof:
  
  (1.) You may go and see the original model of the Statue of Liberty, with
  the broken chains at her feet and in her left hand. Go to the
•  Museum of the
  City of NY, Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street (212) 534-1672 or
• call the same
  number and dial ext. 208 and speak to Peter Simmons and he can
•  send you
  some documentation.
  
  (2.) Check with the N.Y. Times magazine, part II May 18,
•  1986.
  
  (3.) The dark original face of the Statue of Liberty can be
•  seen in the
  N.Y. Post June 17, 1986, also the Post stated the reason for the
•  broken
  chains at her feet.
  
  (4.) Finally, you may check with the French Mission or the French
• Embassy
  at the U.N. or in Washington, D.C.and ask for some original French material
  on the Statue of Liberty, including the Bartholdi original model. You can
  call (202) 944-6060 or 6400.
  
  Please pass this information along!
  Be sure to send it to people with children!
  Open a dialog and discuss it with your friends!
  Let this be the beginning of your quest for the Truth about
  American History past and present!
  
  Empower Yourself, Your Family and Your Community!
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  Special Report "Black Enterprize Magazine" 50 Top Colleges for African Americans Our exclusive ranking yielded some surprises and some staples. And this year, after we show you the best schools, we take a comprehensive look at how to make college affordable. CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS To develop the 2006 be 50 Top Colleges for African Americans list, we surveyed more than 500 African American higher education professionals including presidents, chancellors, and directors of student affairs for their  assessments of the social and academic environments for African American students at the nation’s colleges and universities. A total of 1,423 colleges met our criteria based on their status as accredited  four-year colleges with African American student enrollments of at least 3%. In addition, schools needed to have enrollment data submitted with the U.S. Department of Education. Each school was rated on a five-point scale from 1 (strongly recommend) to 5 (strongly don’t recommend). The schools were sorted into seven categories: historically black colleges and universities, national universities, national liberal arts colleges, regional universities in the Northeast and Midwest, regional universities in the South and West, regional liberal arts colleges in the Northeast and Midwest, and regional liberal arts colleges in the South and West. The list was derived  using the following variables: Black student graduation rate Average survey score for the school’s academic environment Average survey score for the school’s social environment Total black undergraduate enrollment Black undergraduate students as a percentage of total undergraduates (credit for this variable was capped at 50% for hbcus) Ranking on the 2004 BE Top Colleges list The criteria was established by be and Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., CEO of DayStar Research. The variables given the heaviest weighting were black graduation rate, followed by the average academic and social environment scores. 2006 Rank Colleges & Universities City, State Web Address Social Score Academic Score Total Undergrad Enrollment Black Undergrad. Enrollment Black Grad.Rate Type of School Tuition In/Out of State* 1 Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL www.famu. edu 44.2 43.8 11,450 10,731 46% Public $2,958/ $14,949 2 Howard University, Washington, DC www. howard. edu 43.3 42.6 7,112 5,975 62 Private 12,295 3 North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC www.ncat.edu 42.0 41.6 9,121 8,409 43 Public 3,114/ 12,556 4 Harvard University, Cambridge, MA www.harvard. edu 36.4 45.9 9,519 641 97 Private 32,097 5 Spelman College, Atlanta, GA www.spelman. edu 43.2 43.0 2,186 2,058 77 Private 15,945 6 Hampton University, Hampton, VA www. hamptonu. edu 42.8 41.5 5,315 4,980 54 Private 14,182 7 Stanford University, Stanford, CA www. stanford. edu 35.7 45.4 6,555 698 92 Private 31,200 8 Columbia University, New York, NY www. columbia. edu 36.2 42.1 7,233 511 90 Private 33,246 9 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA www. upenn. edu 36.8 43.6 11,958 790 90 Private 32,364 10 Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT www. wesleyan. edu 38.6 47.1 2,777 190 90 Private 32,976 11 Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA www. dickinson. edu 38.3 43.3 2,321 88 100 Private 32,120 12 Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA www. wellesley. edu 38.0 42.0 2,289 135 95 Private 31,348 13 Amherst College, Amherst, MA www. amherst. edu 38.9 45.6 1,640 148 91 Private 32,395 14 Duke University, Durham, NC www. duke. edu 34.7 43.1 6,301 682 86 Private 31,420 15 Smith College, Northampton, MA www. smith. edu 43.3 43.3 2,692 153 95 Private 30,754 16 Barnard College, New York, NY www. barnard. edu 38.6 40.0 2,287 112 100 Private 30,676 17 Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN www. tnstate. edu 40.0 39.6 7,257 5,896 47 Public 4,414/ 13,726 18 Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA www.gsu. edu 35.2 34.2 19,889 6,765 48 Public 4,464/ 15,378 19 Brown University, Providence, RI www. brown. edu 36.7 43.5 6,014 383 93 Private 32,974 20 Yale University, New Haven, CT www.yale. edu 34.2 45.8 5,319 413 92 Private 31,460 21 Georgetown University, Washington, DC www. georgetown. edu 36.6 42.6 6,522 424 85 Private 32,024 22 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC www. wfu. edu 40.0 42.9 4,128 249 89 Private 30,210 23 Babson College, Wellesley, MA www. babson. edu 38.3 37.1 1,697 56 100 Private 30,496 24 Williams College, Williamstown, MA www.williams. edu 37.5 43.8 1,991 192 86 Private 31,548 25 Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL www.fsu. edu 35.2 35.5 30,373 3,607 68 Public 3,208/ 16,340 26 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY www. cornell. edu 31.2 41.5 13,625 634 88 Private 31,467 27 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX www. pvamu. edu 38.8 38.8 6,324 5,795 46 Public 4,906/ 13,186 28 Jackson State University, Jackson, MS www. jsums. edu 40.0 38.5 6,605 6,388 40 Public 3,964/ 8,872 29 Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH www. oberlin. edu 41.1 47.8 2,837 175 78 Private 32,724 30 North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC www.nccu. edu 38.1 40.0 6,028 5,182 50 Public 3,778/ 13,522 31 Mills College, Oakland, CA www. mills. edu 42.0 43.3 762 68 89 Private 29,990 32 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC www. unc. edu 37.6 40.0 16,525 1,794 70 Public 4,613/ 18,411 33 Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA www. grinnell. edu 38.3 44.0 1,556 61 91 Private 27,060 34 Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD www. morgan. edu 40.4 38.8 6,243 5,782 39 Public 6,110/ 13,520 35 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA www. virginia. edu 30.6 41.9 14,129 1,193 87 Public 7,370/ 24,290 36 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA www. mtholyoke. edu 41.3 45.0 2,143 88 82 Private 32,598 37 Emory University, Atlanta, GA www. emory. edu 38.6 42.1 6,346 585 78 Private 30,794 38 Princeton University, Princeton, NJ www. princeton. edu 32.8 44.4 4,678 385 90 Private 31,450 39 Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA www. swarthmore. edu 38.6 48.6 1,474 96 82 Private 31,516 40 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI www. umich.edu 37.1 42.5 24,828 1,875 69 Public 9,213/ 27,601 41 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA www. temple. edu 37.3 37.3 23,429 4,666 53 Public 9,640/ 17,236 42 Washington University, St. Louis, MO www.wustl. edu 33.7 36.3 7,350 691 90 Private 32,042 43 Davidson College, Davidson, NC www. davidson.edu 31.4 44.3 1,714 107 91 Private 28,667 44 Simmons College, Boston, MA www. simmons.edu 37.5 42.0 1,874 121 88 Private 24,880 45 Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA www. morehouse. edu 41.5 42.6 2,891 2,731 49 Private 16,016 46 Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD www.jhu.edu 35.0 43.0 5,710 472 81 Private 31,620 47 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH www. dartmouth. edu 30.4 40.4 4,079 274 91 Private 31,770 48 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY www.vassar. edu 36.7 44.2 2,475 128 83 Private 33,800 49 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL www. northwestern. edu 30.5 38.6 9,115 498 90 Private 31,789 50 University of Maryland, College Park, MD www.umd. edu 36.7 37.5 25,140 3,047 57 Public 7,821/ 20,145