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HR 1254 102th Congress House Education Archives Black colleges Black history Black studies Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to the arts and humanities Literature Mississippi Research centers

To provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center.

Introduced: March 5, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 21, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Mar 5, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Education to make a grant to Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, to establish the Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center on its campus in recognition of, and to commemorate, the literary contributions of Margaret Walker Alexander.

Requires the application for the grant to ensure that the Center will serve as a national center for the study, research, and teaching of African-American literature and history, and as a repository for papers and memorabilia relating to the lives of individuals noted for their work in African-American literature and history.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1991.

What's happening now March 21, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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