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Presidential Address: African-American Education History—A Manifestation of Faith

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Adah Ward Randolph
Adah Ward Randolph*
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Educational Studies at Ohio University
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Now faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of thing not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)

First, I would like to thank all of the people who placed me in this position. What you did not know was I had no idea I would actually be in this situation. So, I come before you today with what is on my mind and in my heart. Many years ago, my husband Dr. Lewis A. Randolph told me I would be in this spot. Of course, I doubted him. But I thank him because he had more faith in me than I had in myself at that time concerning my trajectory in the field of the history of education. But here I stand as a child of God before you. I hope what he has given me to share with you spurns your thoughts, ideas, and your heart to continue to develop and uncover the history of African-American education.

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History of Education Quarterly , Volume 54 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 1 - 18
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Copyright © 2014 History of Education Society 

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