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[H. Con. Res. 450 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 450


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 22, 2004

        Received and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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.

    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:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.