[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 43 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 43

   Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be 
    recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, 
 recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of 
  peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and 
              ethnic discrimination in the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2009

  Mr. Rangel submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be 
    recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, 
 recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of 
  peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and 
              ethnic discrimination in the United States.

Whereas Arthur Schomburg was born in Puerto Rico on January 24, 1874, and 
        immigrated to New York City in 1891;
Whereas Arthur Schomburg first developed his thirst for knowledge about peoples 
        of African descent through his participation in a history club;
Whereas during the early 20th century, Arthur Schomburg participated in the 
        civil rights movements of immigrant Cubans and Puerto Ricans living in 
        New York City;
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was a mason before he began to write about African 
        world history and to collect written works focusing on the African 
        Diaspora;
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was a collector of letters, manuscripts, prints, 
        playbills, and paintings relating to African world history and the 
        African Diaspora, and was particularly proud of his collection of 
        almanacs produced by Benjamin Banneker;
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was keenly interested in the history of the Caribbean 
        Basin and Latin America and its peoples and heroic figures;
Whereas Arthur Schomburg, who frequently loaned objects from his personal 
        library to the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library, saw 
        his collection become the cornerstone of the Division of Negro 
        Literature, History, and Prints of the New York Public Library;
Whereas, in 1926, Arthur Schomburg sold his collection, which numbered 10,000 
        items, to the New York Public Library with the financial help of the 
        Carnegie Corporation; and
Whereas Arthur Schomburg was deeply involved in the cultural movement known as 
        the Harlem Renaissance and was driven to combat racial prejudice by 
        providing the proof of the extraordinary contributions of peoples of 
        African descent: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be 
recognized both for his leadership and contributions in documenting, 
recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of 
peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and 
ethnic discrimination in the United States.
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