[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 17, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor one of the greatest 
Americans, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Dr. King spent his life making sure all Americans were given the same 
rights regardless of color or creed. He had a dream. He had a dream the 
country would find a peaceful path to racial equality, and his dream 
attracted more than 250,000 people to Washington and the steps of the 
Lincoln Memorial.
  His work helped pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting 
Rights Act. These Acts restored rights to African Americans that had 
been denied them for decades. For his work, Dr. King received a Nobel 
Peace Prize in 1964. For his work, he received assassination from a 
bullet.
  If he had resorted to violence himself, none of these events would 
have happened, and we would not have the movement for equality we have 
today.
  So let us take this week to honor the legacy of Dr. King and remember 
his legacy as we continue to fight for all rights of all Americans.

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