# L7:1 Our Alma Mater

This speech was given by Octavius Catto at the 1864 Institute for Colored Youth graduation ceremony.  See the [full text at Villanova.](https://exhibits.library.villanova.edu/institute-colored-youth/their-own-words/our-alma-mater-address)

Courtesy [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/91898148/)

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