[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 45 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E379-E380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO REV. GEORGE ST. ANGELO

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                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 19, 2012

  Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in memory of Rev. George St. 
Angelo, a resident of the state of Illinois, who dedicated his life to 
being a civil rights and social justice advocate.
  In 1955, St. Angelo was the first chaplain at North Central College 
where he encouraged discussion of social justice issues by inviting a 
variety of important speakers to the college's campus. These speakers 
included ``Freedom Ride'' organizer and Committee on Racial Equality 
founder James Farmer, Morehouse College President Benjamin Mays, and 
St. Angelo's good friend Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Despite local 
opposition, two weeks after the first historic voting rights march that 
ended in the ``Bloody Sunday'' beating of citizens in Alabama, St. 
Angelo took a group of students from the suburban Chicago college to 
participate in the third Selma to Montgomery voting rights march, which 
ended at the state capitol with Dr. King's ``How Long, Not Long'' 
speech.
  I have profound respect for St. Angelo's devotion to the civil rights 
movement. He dedicated his life to service and remained personally 
involved in promoting intercultural understanding until his death.

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  Thank you, Rev. George St. Angelo, for remaining steadfast in the 
fight for voter equality in this country. The people of Michigan, and 
all of those who you helped and fought for, will always remember your 
kindness, courage, and dedication to this just cause.

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