[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3572]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          BLACK HISTORY MONTH

  (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Black History 
Month.
  I am humbled by leaders in my district, like Lawrence McClain, a 
pioneer who opened up Homestead to new settlement; Officer Clifford 
Hollis, the first African American police officer in Florida City and 
Homestead; as well as Chief Rolle, the first African American police 
chief.
  There have been numerous historic accomplishments in my district 
thanks to people like Doris Ison and Colonel Hartley, who helped in 
health care and made a difference to African Americans in South Dade. 
We have also seen the torch of public service passed down from the late 
Reverend Ferguson and Senator Larcenia Bullard to Florida City 
Commissioner Avis Brown, Senator Dwight Bullard, Commissioner Moss, and 
longtime civic educator and activist, Rosemary Fuller.
  We must always remember the great leaders who have come before us, 
marching forward as we fight for civil rights and equality for all.

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