[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1176]
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SUPPORTING PRINCE HALL MASONS BUILDING AND MARTIN LUTHER KING'S OFFICE 
                     RENOVATION IN HONOR JOHN LEWIS

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                            HON. KWANZA HALL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 17, 2020

  Mr. HALL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to speak a truth.
  And that truth is quite simple.
  I stand on the shoulders of giants.
  I hail from Atlanta which is the home of the King Center, a place 
dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of 
America's greatest citizens.
  We honor him with a federal holiday and a memorial on our national 
mall, just outside this great chamber.
  I am also the heir to the seat held by the late great John Lewis. 
Congressman Lewis was by Dr. King's side and Congressman Lewis 
dedicated his life to peaceful nonviolence.
  Congressman Lewis was a beacon in this Chamber for the dozens of 
years that he served. It is one of the greatest honors of my life to 
complete the term for which he was last elected, can take the baton and 
bring his service across the finish line.
  But I would be remiss if I did not use my opportunity to make sure 
their lessons are known for other generations to come.
  That is why it is critical to make sure that we preserve the 
buildings in Metro Atlanta that give life to their work. We must 
establish the former headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership 
Conference, where Dr. King did his work, alongside Congressman Lewis, 
as a national historic site.
  If we do this, then we can do our small part to ensure that those 
that follow in our footsteps do so mindful of the example of these 
giants of the civil rights movement.

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