[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 450 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 450

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

  Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights organizers 
Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner gave their lives in 
 the struggle to guarantee the right to vote for every citizen of the 
United States and encouraging all Americans to observe the anniversary 
 of the deaths of the 3 men by committing themselves to ensuring equal 
     rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice for all people.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 450

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
Whereas Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner were civil 
        rights organizers who participated in the Freedom Summer 
        Project organized by the Council of Federated Organizations to 
        register African Americans in the Deep South to vote;
Whereas on June 21, 1964, after leaving the scene of a firebombed 
        church in Longdale, Mississippi, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, 
        and Michael Schwerner were murdered by members of the Ku Klux 
        Klan who opposed their efforts to establish equal rights for 
        African Americans;
Whereas June 21, 2004, is the 40th anniversary of the day Andrew 
        Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner sacrificed their 
        lives in the fight against racial and social injustice while 
        working to guarantee the right to vote for every citizen of the 
        United States;
Whereas the deaths of the 3 men brought attention to the struggle to 
        guarantee equal rights for African Americans which led to the 
        passage of monumental civil rights legislation, including the 
        Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965;
Whereas the courage and sacrifice of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and 
        Michael Schwerner should encourage all citizens of the United 
        States, and especially young people, to dedicate themselves to 
        the ideals of freedom, justice, and equality; and
Whereas citizens throughout the United States will commemorate the 40th 
        anniversary of the deaths of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and 
        Michael Schwerner to honor the contributions they made to the 
        Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) recognizes the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights 
        organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner 
        gave their lives; and
            (2) encourages all Americans to observe the anniversary of 
        the deaths of the 3 men by committing themselves to the 
        fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 21, 2004.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.