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Speech at the Dedication of Mt. Providence Junior College, Baltimore, Maryland

September 12, 1966

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Baltimore, MD

The commitment of young people, I believe, is our greatest resource. Through the Peace Corps, VISTA, the Northern Student Movement, and hundreds of other voluntary groups, we have discovered that students can teach other students, and that our elaborate formal certification and advancement procedures may not be the only accurate means of determining who can teach—and teach well. Young men and women, sometimes without a college degree, have taught—and are teaching—in every part of the world, including our own cities. They have taught well, and they have learned in the process. Having learned that such a young American, with the desire to serve and to teach, can do successfully in Thailand or in Ghana, may we not anticipate that he might be equally successful in Philadelphia or Baltimore? If our commitment is large enough, our resources are limitless.

New year, new us. Same mission.

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is rebranding to honor the legacy of our founder and hero, Mrs. Ethel Skakel Kennedy. From now on, we will proudly be known as the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

While our name is changing, our mission and work remain the same. We will continue to fight injustice, advance human rights, and hold governments accountable around the world in 2026 and beyond.