HR 937
103th Congress
House
Education
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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: February 17, 1993
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.
Feb 17, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 17, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training.
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