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''']''' became the first white valedictorian of ], a ], in 2008 when he was 22.<ref>Marcus K. Garner, "White valedictorian makes Morehouse history", 18 May 2008. </ref> in its 141-year history. |
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Packwood held a perfect 4.0 grade point average and graduated with a degree in economics. Morehouse's president, Robert Franklin, stated in his February 2008 inauguration speech that Packwood "happens to be Euro-American and brings much-appreciated diversity to our campus."<ref>], "ATLANTA: White valedictorian is 1st for Morehouse", 12 May 2008. </ref> |
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Packwood said that he "Gaining a different perspective on issues and a different philosophy on life" was a principle reason for his attendance at Morehouse, and that attending provided him with "a never-ending stream of motivation and inspiration in terms of the students", that "Morehouse is a special place", that "students come here with a mission", and that "that mission is what really drew me to the school". |
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When asked what he had learned about African Americans from his experiences at Morehouse, Packwood stated that his foremost lesson was "how diverse African Americans are" and "how diverse the people of the African diaspora are", while noting that he had been "absolutely amazed" at the "diversity of beliefs and religion" at the school, and admitting that after four years of congenial interactions at the school, "I still can't give you the definition of 'black', I still can't sum up what 'black culture' is". |
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Packwood described how his Morehouse peers viewed him "as a brother" and that he was "proud to call every single one of them 'my brother'". He went on to state that Morehouse was not really about ] but it's ]. Packwood stated that, although Morehouse's mission was born of the problems surrounding race in America, that is not its defining aspect, but instead raising up servant leaders. Packwood said that his experiences at Morehouse had been "overwhelmingly positive" and that he believed America indeed still had issues of ] and ] to overcome.<ref>Rick Sancehz, "History-making valedictorian", ''CNN News,'' 24 Hours, 19 May 2008. </ref> |
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== Bibliography == |
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*Alison Go, "White Valedictorian Makes Morehouse History", '']'', 12 May 2008. |
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*Errin Haines, "2008 valedictorian is different kind of 'Morehouse Man'", 11 May 2009, '']''. |
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*Dana Rosenblatt and Don Lemon, "White valedictorian: A first for historically black Morehouse", 16 May 2008. |
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*], "Valedictorian Makes History", 14 May 2008. |
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== References == |
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- Keep I say! It does no harm to do so, and it does seem a quite significant event. If Misplaced Pages sees it fit to keep the names and histories of all the different characters in made-up TV shows and other inane pap, I don't understand why its a problem to list this seemingly trivial, but fairly interesting fact. |
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