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[email protected]. r«J.! NEWSLETTER ••••• OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS • HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25701 • JANUARY 29, 1987 Speakers set for Black History Month Appearances by a commiss ioner on the United States to her position on the Civil Ri ghts Commission by a fed- Commission on Civil Rights and a world renowned clas- eral court, after being dismissed by Pres ident Reagan. sical pianist will highlight Marshall University's obser- She is a former president of the American Historians vance of Black History Month this February. Association and previously se rved as the United States Dr. Mary F. Berry, a commissioner on the United States assistant secretary for education in the Department of Commission on Civil Rights and a professor of history Health, Education and Welfare. She has received numer- and law at Howard University, will be a guest speaker ous honorary degrees and awards in recognition of her at Marshall University on Thursday, Feb.