[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO REV. JESSE SCOTT

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Rev. Jesse 
Scott, a fine hero and a lifelong civil rights leader who passed away 
on Monday.
  A native of Louisiana, Reverend. Scott moved to Las Vegas in 1970 to 
become president of the local NAACP chapter. In that role, and later as 
executive director of the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, Reverend 
Scott was a loved and respected leader whose commitment to justice was 
unparalleled. Reverend Scott once said, ``God placed me in the position 
to help others as I have been helped by others.'' And by all accounts, 
that is exactly what he did.
  His legacy will live on in the lives of all those he touched in his 
fight for equality, in his work at the Second Baptist Church, and in 
the acts of many public servants, including myself, whom he inspired 
and mentored. My thoughts and prayers are with Reverend Scott's family 
and friends during this sad time.

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