[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LATE DR. CLINTON BATTLE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 13, 2024

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life and service of Dr. Clinton Battle.
  Born in the 1920s, Dr. Clinton Battle was known for his remarkable 
medical service to Indianola, Mississippi that contributed to the 
medical field where he earned nationwide recognition.
  In the 1950s Dr. Battle received national press for his renowned 
delivery of first conjoined Siamese twins to ever be successfully 
separated.
  Outside of the medical field, Battle helped to revive the local 
chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored 
People (NAACP), helping over 100 African Americans register to vote.
  He always inspired African Americans to rise during the Jim Crow era. 
Because of this contribution to civil rights and medicine, Dr. Clinton 
Battle has been named a recipient of the Civil Rights Trail Marker as a 
trailblazer for Civil Rights and his medical accomplishments.
  Dr. Battle's legacy and his contribution to medicine will continue to 
transcend time.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the late 
Dr. Clinton Battle for his dedication to medicine and Civil Rights.

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