[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: June 28, 1994]
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               IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR FREEDOM

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 28, 1994

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues in honoring the memory 
of three courageous civil rights pioneers: Andrew Goodman, Mickey 
Schwerner, and James Chaney. These martyrs tried to register 
disenfranchised black Americans. By expanding our democracy, these 
three men brought to our Government the thoughts and ideas of people 
whose individual rights and liberties had been trampled for 
generations. The deaths of these crusaders serve as a vivid reminder of 
how poorly we treated a 10th of our people.
  Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Mickey Schwerner worked to include 
in our Government people who had been ignored and set aside. By trying 
to unite our country they ran into those who wanted to discriminate and 
ended up paying the ultimate price. They should be remembered because 
their struggles and achievements are responsible for making our country 
more peaceful and democratic for everybody, not just black Americans.

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