[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 128 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 128

      Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2015

 Ms. Adams (for herself, Mr. Walker, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Gutieerrez, 
    Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Carson of 
  Indiana, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. 
   Ellmers of North Carolina, Mr. Ellison, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. 
Cleaver, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Brown of 
   Florida, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Norton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Danny K. Davis of 
  Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mrs. Carolyn B. 
  Maloney of New York, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Beyer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. David Scott of 
Georgia, Mr. Carney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Norcross, 
   Mr. Rush, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Matsui, Ms. 
Kaptur, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Honda, Mr. Capuano, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. 
  McGovern, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
     Kind, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Brownley of 
   California, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Grijalva) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
  Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In.

Whereas Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair, Jr.), Franklin 
        McCain, and David Richmond are the members of the Greensboro Four;
Whereas the Greensboro Four attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 
        State University;
Whereas the Greensboro Four were refused service at the F.W. Woolworth cafeteria 
        in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 1, 1960;
Whereas the Greensboro Four ignited a movement to challenge racial inequality 
        throughout the South;
Whereas the Greensboro Four were joined by female students from Bennett College 
        and Greensboro Women's College;
Whereas the sit-ins spread nationwide with over 700,000 people participating, 
        including students, clergymen, and citizens, both White and Black;
Whereas the protests resulted in more than 3,000 arrests;
Whereas the Greensboro Four remained peaceful throughout the 6 month sit-in; and
Whereas the Woolworth Lunch Counter was integrated on July 26, 1960: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the significance of the Greensboro Four and 
        to acknowledge their contribution to the revitalization the 
        Civil Rights Movement, and recognizes the significance of the 
        Greensboro Four as a catalyst for the mobilization of college 
        students in the civil rights movement coalescing in the 
        formation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee 
        (SNCC);
            (2) recognizes that ethnic and racial diversity of the 
        United States enriches and strengthens the Nation; and
            (3) encourages all States to include in their year-round 
        educational curriculum the history and contributions of the 
        Greensboro Four in North Carolina, and the country as a whole.
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