CONTENTS Scott, Hon. Hugh, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania__ Prepared statement upon introduction of legislation to establish a Commission on Negro History and Culture__ Scheuer, Hon. James H., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State Onyewu, Dr. Nicholas, professor of political science, University of Mary- Katz, William Loren, consultant on American Negro History, State De- Bailey, Ronald, treasurer, Black Students' Alliance, Michigan State Uni- Prepared statement, with attachments_ Katz, William Loren, consultant on American Negro history, State Departments of Education, New York and North Carolina__. Onyewu, Dr. Nicholas, professor of political science, University of Mary- Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island, reprinted from the Congressional Record, July 19, 1968, as given on the Senate floor, with attachment_ Quarles, Benjamin, professor of history, Morgan State College, Baltimore, Scheuer, Hon. James H., a U.S. Representative in Congress from the State Scott, Hon. Hugh, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania Prepared statement upon introduction of legislation to establish a Commission on Negro History and Culture- Williams, Hon. Harrison A., Jr., a U.S. Senator from the State of New "Black America as a Research Field: Some Comments," from the American Historical Association Quarterly, April 1968- By Ronald W. Bailey, treasurer, Black Students' Alliance, Michigan "City College's Paperback Library Features Negro-Oriented Books," "Critic's View-Negro History Series Off to Imposing Start," by Articles, publications, etc.-Continued "Cultural Identity Negro Aim," from the Providence (R.I.) Journal "History Textbooks Held Inaccurate on Minority Groups," from "Now All of Us-Black and White-Can Learn the True Role of the Page 113 113 98 50 54 by 46 108 "Radio and Television-Black America' Series Shatters Cliches," 60 105 47 "The Black Past: Civil Rights Movement Spurs Interest in Role of Negroes in History," by Peter H. Prugh, reprinted from the Wall Street Journal, May 17, 1968. 103 "The Demand Grows for 'Black Studies'," from the New York Times, June 23, 1968. 106 "The Race Race," from Newsweek, July 15, 1968 48 "Visitors Crowd Repository of Negro Culture," from the New York Times, August 8, 1968 114 CBS news specials of black America-as broadcast over the CBS Television Network: "Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed," Tuesday, July 2, 1968, 10-11 p.m., e.d.t__ "Black World," Tuesday, July 16, 1968, 10-11 p.m., e.d.t_ "The Black Soldier," Tuesday, July 9, 1968, 10-10:30 p.m., e.d.t.. Communications from Hon. Hugh Scott, a U.S. Senator from the State of Pennsylvania, to: Elliott, Osborn, editor, Newsweek, New York, N.Y., April 25, 1968--- McCollough, Peter, president, Xerox Corp., Rochester, N.Y., from Hill, Hon. Lister, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama, from Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island, from Hon. E. L. Bartlett, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska, with attachment__ Senate Subcommittee on Arts and Humanities, from Robert G. Weisbord, associate professor, Department of History, University of Rhode Island, August 15, 1968, with attachment_ APPENDIX Cover letter sent to all pertinent Federal agencies and departments_ 117 COMMISSION ON NEGRO HISTORY AND CULTURE TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1968 U.S. SENATE, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON ARTS AND HUMANITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Washington, D.C. The special subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 10 a.m., in room 4232, New Senate Office Building, Senator Claiborne Pell, chairman of the special subcommittee, presiding. Present: Senators Pell (presiding), and Williams of New Jersey. Also present: Senator Hugh Scott and Representative James H. Scheuer. Committee staff present: Stephen J. Wexler, counsel to the subcommittee; and Jay Cutler, minority counsel to the subcommittee. Senator PELL. The hearing of the Special Subcommittee on the Arts and Humanities will come to order. I would like first to welcome all of you to this hearing on S. 2979, a bill to establish a Commission on Negro History and Culture which was introduced by Senator Scott and cosponsored by Senators Brooke, Case, Javits, Mondale, and Miller. (The text of S. 2979 and the departmental report of the Library of Congress follow :) (1) 90TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2979 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 15, 1968 Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. BROOKE, Mr. CASE, and Mr. JAVITS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To establish a Commission on Negro History and Culture; to conduct a study of all proposals to research, document, compile, preserve, and disseminate data on Negro history and culture; to recommend such legislative enactments as may be required to provide for the integration of such data into the mainstream of American education and life; and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That (a) there is hereby established a Commission to be 4 known as the Commission on Negro History and Culture 5 (hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"). The Com6 mission shall be composed of eleven members, appointed by 2 1 the President from persons who are authorities on Negro 2 history and culture. 3 (b) The President shall designate one of the members 4 of the Commission as Chairman, and one as Vice Chairman. 5 Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. 6 (c) Members of the Commission shall each be entitled 7 to receive $100 per diem when engaged in the performance 8 of the duties vested in the Commission, including travel time; 9 and while so engaged when away from their home or regular 10 place of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, in11 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by sec12 tion 5703 (b) of title 5, United States Code, for persons in 13 Government service employed intermittently. 16 14 (d) The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chair15 man or at the call of a majority of the members thereof. SEC. 2. (a) The Commission shall have the power to 17 appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel, as it 18 deems advisable, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 19 United States Code, governing appointments in the competi20 tive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 21 III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and 22 General Schedule pay rates. 23 (b) The Commission may procure, in accordance with 24 the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 25 the temporary or intermittent services of experts or con |