[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H1547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



              HOW FAR WE HAVE COME, HOW FAR WE HAVE TO GO

  (Ms. McKINNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. Speaker, today I am proud to wear an official 
Jackie Robinson 50th anniversary shirt licensed by Terry Manufacturing, 
the largest African-American manufacturing apparel company in the 
United States.
  Fifty years ago this week Jackie Robinson shattered not just the 
color line in baseball, he also shattered the myths upon which Jim Crow 
America was built.
  A few brave men in major league baseball took the courageous step to 
hire one player. But in major league baseball, just as in other areas 
of American mainstream life, there are still many more barriers to tear 
down before we have reached our true ideal as a nation.
  Monday the world watched in awe as Tiger Woods shattered every record 
held for the Masters Tournament at Augusta National. Unfortunately 
there remain golf courses in America where families like Tiger and his 
family are not welcome and minorities cannot play.
  It is right and appropriate that we take the time now to celebrate 
how far we have come. Let us also reflect on how far we still have to 
go.

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