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• Candle in the Dark book sleeve; 1967
  Cover of A CANDLE IN THE DARK, Edward A. Jones's history of Morehouse College. Word of achievements of Morehouse College transcended national borders with the debut of A Candle in the Dark, the college’s first written history authored by Dr. Edward A. Jones, Morehouse College French Professor from 1927 to 1977 and Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages from 1930-1977 and 1926 alumnus, in 1967. The “Candle in the Dark” slogan was adapted as the name for the College’s annual awards ceremony and fundraising gala with the progress of the college living up to its motto “et facta est lux” which means “and there is light”.