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 Letter From the President Dear Students, Educators and Friends: For nineteen years, AT&T has produced the South Carolina African American History Calendar to assist the South Carolina Department of Education in meeting the Educational Improvement Act mandate, which calls for the inclusion of African American history in the state’s social studies curriculum. During those years, AT&T has seen tremendous changes in the telecommunications industry including the emergence of competition, changes in regulations and new technologies such as the Internet and wireless telephony. Even though AT&T is now facing tough competition and regulations that give competitors an unfair advantage, AT&T has remained committed to serving our communities through projects like this calendar. At the same time, AT&T has evolved from a company that only offered local service to a company that can today provide local, long distance, Internet, wireless, and DirecTV service. Even though the marketplace and AT&T have changed, the individuals that are featured on the African American History Calendar continue to be shining role models for all of our children. The individuals featured on this year’s calendar have excelled in the areas of religion, business, publishing, medicine, military service, sports, music, journalism, law enforcement, and community service. In addition to these outstanding individuals, AT&T is dedicating this year’s calendar to the memory of Dr. Grace Jordan McFadden, in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, and in recognition of the Brown vs. Board of Education’s 50th anniversary. Since 1994, Dr. McFadden researched and wrote the biographies on each individual featured in the calendars. Her commitment and dedication to this project will be greatly missed. Another dedicated group of individuals are the South Carolinians who played essential roles 50 years ago in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation decision. This year descendants received the Congressional Gold Medals, the highest honor the President of the United States and the United States Congress can bestow upon civilians. Your opinion about this educational program is valuable to AT&T, The Department of Education, SC Educational Television and WIS-Television. If you have any comments or questions about the calendar or our website, please send them to: AT&T South Carolina African-American History Online You can also contact us here. The 2008 African American History Calendar is a tribute to the superb strength, hard work and dedication of the people featured. We hope that their stories will inspire you and the children of South Carolina. Sincerely, Harry M. Lightsey, III
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