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The eight books on the reading list will include works by Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Calhoun, Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois. Students will also read several Supreme Court cases and excerpts from presidential speeches.
Cleaver and House are two of 21 resident fellows for 1995-96 at the DuBois Institute.
With her fellowship this year from the W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Research, she will be able to write a memoir about her experiences.
Established in 1975, the DuBois Institute is the oldest research center in the field of Afro-American studies.
In related news, Professor Barbara J. Fields of Columbia University will deliver this year's DuBois lectures on Sept. 25-27. The topic will be "Humane Letters: The Art and Duty of the Word."