"The Centennial Commencement Address by Benjamin Elijah Mays", 1967

1967 marked the 100th anniversary of Morehouse. In his address entitled, “Twenty-Seven Years of Success and Failure at Morehouse,” President Mays speaks about the history of Morehouse, the history of African Americans, and what he experienced during his time at the college. In it, he states that “[he] can only advise you to utilize the past, whatever it is, to good advantage and to look to the future with courage and confidence.”