[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 187 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 187

  Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
 should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Hattie 
   McDaniel, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should 
    recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2003

 Mr. Cummings submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp 
 should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Hattie 
   McDaniel, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should 
    recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.

Whereas Hattie McDaniel was born on June 10, 1895, in Wichita, Kansas;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel was a pioneer in the entertainment industry and helped 
        open doors for other African American entertainers;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to sing on network radio 
        in the United States;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel appeared on numerous radio shows throughout the 1930s 
        and 1940s, including the Eddie Cantor Show and Amos 'n' Andy;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel is credited with appearing in 70 films from major 
        studios such as Universal, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, MGM, 
        RKO, Selznick International, and Warner Bros.;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award in 1939 
        for her performance as ``Mammy'' in Gone With the Wind and was the first 
        African American to win an Oscar;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel had other significant roles, including playing 
        ``Queenie'' in Show Boat, ``Aunt Tempy'' in Song of the South, and 
        ``Emily Hawkin'' in Since You Went Away, and appearing in The Little 
        Colonel with Shirley Temple;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel was the first African American performer to star in her 
        own radio program, ``Beulah'', which later became a television series;
Whereas Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to be buried in Los 
        Angeles' Rosedale Memorial Park upon her death of breast cancer on 
        October 2, 1952; and
Whereas Hattie McDaniel was the most celebrated African American actress of her 
        time: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the 
        United States Postal Service honoring Hattie McDaniel; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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