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CONTRARY TO POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS, there is nothing ‘'historically unclear’* about
the connection between Matthew Gaines and the establishment of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Texas. In April of 1871 while serving as a senator representing the 16th district in the 12th
Texas Legislature, Gaines, and every other legislator of African descent, voted for Senate Bill No.276
that allowed Texas to take advantage of the 1862 Land Grant College Act. This Republican party
inspired program set aside several million acres of federal land for the support of agricultural and
industrial higher education. (The 1871 bill to establish the A. and M. College of Texas obligated the
creation, if state officials chose to segregate white from black students, of another federally support
ed land-grant school for blacks, which subsequently became Prairie View State Normal and Industrial
College.) Nor do scholars in any reputable university or college today deny or disparage the accom
plishments of Texans of African, Mexican, and German ancestry who after the Civil War tried to build
an interracial democracy on the ashes of slavery. The leadership role during Reconstruction played by
Matthew Gaines in establishing Texas’ first state supported public school system and first venture into
higher education for all Texans is a matter of public record.”
“As members of the university faculty, we have an obligation to say what we know and to support
what we believe is correct. Because our university will soon enter the 21st century, it is a fitting time
to look back to the enabling legislation passed in 1871. Indeed, “Vision 2020'' represents a commit
ment to academic excellence that will magnify our school’s unique origins. In a university rich with
tradition, and as the first public institution of higher learning in our state, it is appropriate to honor our
beginnings a century and a quarter ago, and to commemorate the early steps for a free public educa
tion for all Texans. Because we stand today as the nation’s only federal land, sea, and space grant uni
versity, we encourage all Aggies to look back with pride to our beginnings, when courageous and far
sighted Texas legislators, both black and white, came together to establish the “Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Texas.”
Ben E. Aguirre
Professor of Sociology
Cecilia E. Hawkins
Senior Lecturer in English
Armando C. Alonzo
Assistant Professor of History
Patricia A. Hurley
Professor of Political Science
Sara AI pern
Associate Professor
M. Jimmie Killingsworth
Professor of English
Harriette Andreadis
Associate Professor of English
Arnold P. Krammer
Professor of History
Judith A. Baer
Professor of Political Science
Dale Baum
Associate Professor of History
Pamela R. Matthews
Associate Professor of English,
and Director, Women's Studies Programs
Dennis A. Berthold
Professor of English
John J. McDermott
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Walter I.. Buenger
Associate Professor of History
Kenneth J. Meier
Professor of Political Science and Holder of the
Charles Puryear Professorship
Jon R. Bond
Professor of Political Science
Ernest Obadele-Starks
Assistant Professor of History
Daniel E. Bornstein
Associate Professor of History,
and Director. Religious Studies Program
Paul A. Parrish
Professor of English
James C. Bradford
Associate Professor of History
Marco Portales
Professor of English
Albert S. Broussard
Associate Professor of History
and Elton P. Lewis Faculty Fellow
Robert P. Resch
Associate Professor of History
James M. Rosenheim
Associate Professor of History
John Canup
Associate Professor of History
Richard W. Stadelmann
Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities
Jonathan Coopersmith
Associate Professor of History
Anthony N. Stranges
Associate Professor of History
Joseph G. Dawson
Associate Professor of History,
and Director, Military Studies Institute
C. Jan Swearingen
Professor of English
Chester Dunning
Associate Professor of History
Lynne M. Vallone
Associate Professor of English
Marian Hide
Assistant Professor of English
Paul P. Van Riper
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Susan B. Egenolf
Lecturer in English
Larry W. Yarak
Associate Professor of History
Roy B. Flemming
Professor of Political Science
Danny Yeager
Professor of Chemistry
Maria-Cristina Garcia
Associate Professor of History
[*] “Historically unclear: Despite debate among scholars, role of black senator in A&M founding gains support
among students,” The Battalion, November 10, 1998. The Battalion endorsed the movement to commemorate
the accomplishments of Gaines in an earlier editorial: “Matthew Gaines: The former senator deserves recogni
tion for his contributions, “ The Battalion (July 27, 1995), p.5. The Matthew Gaines Memorial Committee was
originally formed in 1994 to support a statue of State Senator Matthew Gaines for Texas A&M University. The
statue would honor Senator Gaines’ contributions to the establishment of free public education and the passage
of the legislation which allowed the State of Texas to accept the Morrill Land Grant College Act. The follow
ing statement describes Matthew Gaines and his accomplishments:
Former Slave, community leader, minister,
Republican State Senator and courageous leader in the 12th Legislature,
which established free public education in the
State of Texas and enabled the founding of Texas A&M University
Visit the Matthew Gaines Memorial Committee homepage:
http://www.tamu.edu/gaines/index.html
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The Black Crowes
By Your Side
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The Black Crowes, long hailed
as the saviors of southern-fried
rock ‘n’ roll, have returned to the
musical forefront with their fifth
album, By Your Side.
Although the changes in the
band are immediately evident
(the loss of long-time lead guitar
player Marc Ford being the most
obvious), the Crowes have never
sounded better. With new bassist
Sven Pippen on board, the band
is prepared to re-enter the charts.
The loss of a musician as tal
ented as Ford, however, has
forced the Crowes to fill in the
gaps.
Lead vocalist Chris Robinson
uses the opportunity to its
fullest, letting his whisky-tinged
southern drawl reach to as-yet-
unheard registers.
Even Rich Robinson, primarily
a rhythm guitarist until now,
stretches out and takes a few per
fectly placed solo breaks.
By Your Side is an album that
brings The Black Crowes full cir
cle. The Grateful Dead-esque
sounds that surfaced on the
band’s past few recordings are
nowhere to be found, leaving
only the larger-than-life road
house band the Crowes promised
to be when their career began.
(Grade: A)
Wanting to get back to her
roots on Chyna Doll, Foxy Brown
found inspiration when she re
turned to her hometown of
Brooklyn.
Brown’s motto, “What you see
is what you get,” is proven time
and time again by her hard-hitting
lyrics.
“My Life" analyzes the double
standard that exists between the
sexes, while “1 Can’t” tackles is
sues of love and trust.
Brown and Jay-Z renew their
kinship on “Bonnie & Clyde Part
II,” and Mya makes a guest ap
pearance on "JOB,” a song rich in
R&B flavor and Brown’s money-
or-nothing attitude.
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DMX, Mia X and Noreaga.
The finest gems on the album
are “Hot Spot” and “Can U Feel
Me Baby.”
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energetic beats, seductive
rhythms and Brown’s smooth de
livery.
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sparks and vivacious personal
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well above her own age.
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