For Immediate Release

	June 21, 2004 CRUMP LAW CAMP GRADUATES URGED TO STAY THE COURSE Friday, July 23, 2004. National Bar Association President Clyde Bailey addressed the 5th Annual Graduation of the Crump Law Camp during ceremonies today at the University of the District of Columbia. A diverse group of thirty four students from over seven states participated in this year's Camp hosted by the Howard University School of Law. In his remarks, President Bailey told the new Camp grads "Your participation in this unique law experience makes a profound statement about the declining rate of African Americans in law schools in this country, and how we must began to reverse that alarming trend." Bailey went on to tell the young lawyers-to-be, "Stay the course by excelling in your high school programs and later in college. Resist being threatened or bullied by those who lack your motivation and interest in a career such as law. You are someone very special because of your experience in this NBA law camp and that will be obvious to many of your peers when you return to your respective communities." The National Bar Association, founded in 1925, is the nation's oldest and largest association of attorneys of color, representing a professional network of over 20,000 lawyers, judges, educators and law students. 2004 Crump Law Camp class standing before the D.C. Superior Court, H. Carl Moultrie Building. Remarks by President Bailey (PDF)