[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            RIGHTING A WRONG

  (Ms. PRESSLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to right a wrong. Shortly 
after his passing, there was an op-ed written about Bob Moses which 
characterized him as ``the most important civil rights hero most 
Americans never heard of.'' I painfully agree.
  Bob Moses has never been given the credit he deserved. Fortunately 
for us, his ego was small, but his impact was giant.
  Bob Moses was a relentless organizer and seeker of justice and 
equitable access to the ballot box as a SNCC organizer and a 
transformative educator as the founder of the Algebra Project.
  He was a loving husband, father, and generous mentor.
  Much like his iconic overalls, Bob Moses was unassuming and 
resilient. Days before he transitioned, Moses was still fighting, this 
time for critical COVID relief funds to be used to finally reinvent the 
math classroom.
  He said: ``The problem is not the willingness or ability of students 
to succeed, rather the systemic inequities teachers and students of 
color face.''
  He once posed the question: ``What do you do when the country has a 
sickness?''
  I can say, the cure for our Nation's sickness of systemic racism and 
inequality is to model that which Mr. Moses demonstrated throughout 
this life. May we honor him now, in a way that matters most: Change.
  Rest in power, Mr. Moses.

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