[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 53 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E519]
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 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR HARRIET ROSS 
                                 TUBMAN

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                               speech of

                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2008

  Mr. RANGEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the House 
Congress Resolution 310. Resolution 310 proposes a national day of 
remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman, a fearless champion for civil 
rights.
  Harriet Ross Tubman was a pioneer to say the least. For the better 
part of a decade, Tubman made over 13 trips South to escort more than 
300 hundred slaves to freedom. With no regard to her own well being, 
she sacrificed her own safety, so that countless other slaves could 
have the opportunity to realize and experience freedom, a right 
supposedly enshrined in our Constitution. Tubman was not merely a woman 
of steadfast conviction, principle and determination, but a hero and 
savior to those people who often had no hope. I am deeply humbled and 
inspired by her courage and bravery in the face of remarkable 
adversity.
  Harriet Tubman was a woman of unyielding principle, unparalleled 
courage and sheer grit. Therefore, I stand here today advocating House 
Congress Resolution 310 supporting the creation of a national day of 
remembrance for Harriet Tubman, a woman that inspires us all to stand 
and fight for freedom.

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