[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 120 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S9608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. ROBB (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Warner, 
        Mr. Levin, Mr. DeWine, and Mr. Jeffords):
  S. 3147. A bill to authorize the establishment, on land of the 
Department of the Interior in the District of Columbia or its environs, 
of a memorial and gardens in honor and commemoration of Frederick 
Douglass; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


                      frederick douglass memorial

  Mr. ROBB. Mr. President, I rise to introduce legislation to authorize 
a memorial and gardens in honor and commemoration of Frederick 
Douglass. Frederick Douglass was a renowned abolitionist and civil 
rights leader. As a powerful orator, Douglass spoke out against 
slavery. As an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln, Douglass advocated 
for equal voting rights for African Americans. Frederick Douglass spent 
over 20 years living in the Anacostia region of Washington, D.C. and it 
is appropriate that we dedicate the National Memorial and Gardens to 
his memory in the community where he lived. As companion legislation 
gains momentum in the House, it is important that we pledge our support 
to this worthy endeavor.
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