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peanut was the key to hundreds of products, with the po en­
tial to keep Tuskegee-and the South-self-supporting.
must as Carver unlocked the secrets of the peanut, Black col­
leges and universities are tapping the awesome potential of
generations of young people. In this unique environment,
students have the opportunity to playas large a role in cam­
pus life as their talents will allow. Class president. Home­
coming queen. Captain of the debate team. Quarterback or
Shakespearean actor. At Black colleges, every door is open;
no dream is too ambitious. Is it any wonder that, though
they enroll only 16% of Black college students, Black
colleges produce 37% of all Black college graduates?
IWlhat's more, those graduates take with them the character
and achievement that unlock the doors of the finest graduate
schools, businesses and political offices. When you're con­
sidering colleges, shouldn't you consider the ones that gave
us Martin Luther King lr , Thurgood Marshall and jesse lack­
son? If you're out to make the most of what you have, no
one can teach you more.
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