President Barack Obama is set to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College on May 19, according to a White House official.
That Atlanta-area university was selected to welcome Obama because it is “one of the nation’s leading historical black colleges and universities [and] is among the best and brightest institutions of higher education in the country. Known for its high standard for excellence in learning and social consciousness, Morehouse is home to a long list of notable alumni that spans the last three centuries.”
Of course, the school’s laundry list of notable alumni include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Spike Lee, Rev. Calvin O. Butts III and others.
“The president’s life story trumpets an ethic that we try to instill in all Morehouse men, namely excellence without apology or compromise,” said Morehouse President John Silvanus Wilson Jr. “It’s a good thing to have him here for that reason.”
Wilson noted that the president’s visit will also be marked by the 50th anniversary of King’s ‘I Have a Dream” speech, the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 100th anniversary of the name Morehouse College (previously Atlanta Baptist College).
This will be Obama’s second commencement speech at a historically black college. He spoke at Hampton University in May 2010.
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