RACIAL RELATIONS

Addresses

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., H9404 [28OC]

Amendments

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), S13406, S13417 [18NO], H12189 [18DE]

Parks, Rosa: direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4145), H10789 [17NO]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 62), S13034, S13041 [16NO]

Articles and editorials

Civil Rights Activist James Forman Dies at 76; Key Organizer of SNCC, E180 [8FE]

Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies at 92—Long Known as the ``Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'', E2238 [1NO]

Civil-Rights Leader Mourns an African-American Population Left Behind, S9717 [7SE]

Exhibit of Lynching Photos Shows Evil We Must Remember, S6378 [13JN]

Gandhi Branded Racist as Johannesburg Honours Freedom Fighter, E2508 [13DE]

Haitians, Dominicans Join Voices To Help, E1566 [21JY]

Kenneth Clark Dies; Helped Desegregate Schools, E891 [5MY]

Senate Issues Apology Over Failure on Lynching Law, E1250 [15JN]

Time To Fix Riot's Wrongs, E487 [17MR]

Urban League Celebrates 95 Years, E1618 [27JY]

Why Our Black Families Are Failing, E1598 [25JY]

Will We `Never Forget'?, H169 [25JA]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (see H. Con. Res. 67), H719 [16FE]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (see S. Res. 262), S10797 [30SE] (see H. Res. 473), H8643 [29SE]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 44), S1116 [8FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 161), H3694 [19MY]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (see H. Con. Res. 208), H5801 [13JY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 840), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1697), H2149 [19AP]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 259), H136 [6JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant communities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3921), H8387 [27SE]

Dept. of Justice: require report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till (see S. Con. Res. 3), S145 [24JA] (see H. Con. Res. 77), H797 [17FE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 110), H1695 [17MR]

Gibbons, Pasqualine J.: correct the unfair passing over for promotion to grade of technical sergeant during World War II (see H. Res. 204), H1895 [12AP] (see H. Res. 257), H2977 [4MY]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (see H. Con. Res. 60), H587 [14FE] (see H. Con. Res. 175), H4296 [8JN]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (see H. Res. 196), H1846 [6AP]

———apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (see S. Res. 39), S1049 [7FE]

———establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of certain Missouri cities from their homes between 1894 and 1901 and make recommendations regarding reparations (see H.R. 1977), H2735 [28AP]

Holocaust: commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 39), H196 [25JA]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112), H1695 [17MR]

Iranian Americans: condemn bigotry, violence, and discrimination against (see H. Res. 367), H6106 [19JY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see H. Con. Res. 24), H196 [25JA]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (see S. 582), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 358), H195 [25JA]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (see H. Res. 347), H5603 [30JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Con. Res. 273), H9102 [25OC]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 187), H1778 [5AP]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (see S. Con. Res. 61), S12007 [27OC] (see H. Con. Res. 286), H9425 [28OC]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (see S. 1959), S12353 [3NO] (see H.R. 4145), H9275 [26OC]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 62), S12526 [8NO]

———issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. 2154), S14186 [20DE] (see H.R. 4343), H10501 [16NO] (see H. Con. Res. 292), H9962 [7NO]

———tribute (see S. Res. 287), S11823 [25OC] (see H. Res. 512), H9275 [26OC]

Philadelphia Coalition: tribute (see H. Res. 362), H5914 [14JY]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday (see S. Res. 70), S2004 [3MR]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1845 [6AP]

World War II: tribute to Montford Point Marines (see H. Con. Res. 80), H847 [1MR]

Essays

One Week With Rosa Parks—Her Presence Is a Gift That Remains Part of Our Heart and Home: Daphne Muse, H9262 [26OC]

Eulogies

Parks, Rosa: by Jesse Jackson, Sr., E2301-E2303 [8NO]

Excerpts

House of Representatives debate on ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (1865), E2496 [8DE]

``Mississippi Murder,'' Olen Burrage, E182 [8FE]

``Seven Roads to Freedom,'' Miroslawa Zawadzka and Andrzej Zawadzki, H157-H166 [25JA]

``Shut Out—A Story of Race and Baseball in Boston,'' Howard Bryant, E333-E335 [2MR]

Letters

Apology to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation: Janet Langhart Cohen, S6373 [13JN]

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Representative Oxley, Committee on Financial Services (House), H5186 [27JN]

———Representative Thomas, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H5186 [27JN]

Social Security reform proposals based on race and gender: Representatives Maloney and Pallone, H225, H226 [26JA]

———several Members of Congress, H264 [1FE]

Lists

Louisiana lynching victims, S6366-S6370 [13JN]

Poems

``Apologies Are Real Cool'', E1640 [27JY]

Press releases

NAACP Says Lynching Resolution Long Overdue, E1321 [23JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, E2119 [18OC]

———improve family stability, E1598 [25JY]

———tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), H756 [17FE]

Bennett, William J.: condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, H8629 [29SE]

———condemn remarks linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies (H. Res. 473), H8631 [29SE], H8799 [7OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), H8653, H8654, H8658 [6OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus, E1417 [1JY]

———anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society, E2519 [14DE]

———anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), H7881-H7883 [14SE], H9261, H9265 [26OC], E1481 [13JY], E1705, E1719 [29JY], E1874 [15SE], E1914 [21SE]

———investigation of murder of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E182 [8FE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1697), E686 [19AP]

Colombia: civil liberties violations of Afro-Colombians, E1182 [9JN], E1507 [15JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 259), H3589 [19MY]

———inclusion of juvenile hate crimes in national hate crime database, H7903 [14SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7919-H7922, H7925 [14SE], H8073 [15SE], E1850 [14SE], E1878 [15SE], E1885 [19SE], E1931 [22SE], E1946 [26SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 2662), E1118 [26MY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, E695, E705 [19AP], E719 [21AP]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: racist statements about Africans, E2508 [13DE]

History: acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (H. Con. Res. 175), H5927-H5930, H5934 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY], E1521 [19JY], E1544 [20JY], E1702 [29JY]

———anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery (H. Res. 196), H11128-H11130 [7DE], E2484, E2490, E2496, E2499 [8DE], E2562 [17DE]

———apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), E1249 [15JN], E1259 [17JN], E1321 [23JN]

———tribute to Underground Railroad, E1248 [15JN]

Imagen Foundation: tribute to Imagen Award recipients, E1271 [17JN]

Killen, Edgar Ray: manslaughter conviction for 1964 killing of civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, MS, E1310 [21JN], E1339 [24JN]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Adlai E. Stevenson High School National History Day scholars for efforts leading to the reopening of murder case of civil rights organizers in Neshoba County, MS, H241 [1FE], E54 [25JA]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, E1366 [27JN]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), H5183-H5186 [27JN], E1653 [27JY]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), Senate amendment, H12189-H12192 [18DE]

Marine Corps: anniversary of admittance of African Americans, E305 [18FE]

Mexico: condemn printing and distribution of racist postage stamps and urge to immediately cease printing and distributing the stamps and recall stamps on the market (H. Res. 347), H5630-H5633 [11JY], E1459, E1464 [12JY], E1703 [29JY]

Minorities: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H3244-H3246 [12MY], H4336-H4339 [9JN], H5056-H5059 [23JN]

———address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life of Caribbean Americans, E1167 [8JN]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Con. Res. 273), H9266 [26OC], H11051-H11054 [6DE], E2476 [7DE], E2489 [8DE]

National Association of Black and White Men Together: anniversary, E650 [14AP]

National Puerto Rican Day Parade: tribute, E1147 [7JN]

National Urban League: anniversary, E1617 [27JY]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), H9398-H9407 [28OC], E2278 [4NO]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4145), H9263 [26OC], H10786-H10789 [17NO]

———honorary moment of silence, H9070 [25OC]

———tribute (H. Res. 512), E2205 [27OC]

Philadelphia Coalition: tribute (H. Res. 362), E1497 [15JY]

Republican Party: apology at NAACP conference for ``southern strategy'' started in 1968 to use race as a wedge on certain issues, E1640 [27JY]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday, H1005 [8MR]

Singh, Manmohan: condemn bigoted statement made by a congressional staff member relative to the U.S. visit of Indian Prime Minister, E1484 [13JY]

Social Security: reform proposals based on race and gender, H225 [26JA], H262-H270 [1FE], H498, H509 [9FE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H3421 [17MY], E1036, E1043 [20MY]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 1521), E569 [7AP]

Tulsa, OK: call for Supreme Court resolution of claims resulting from 1921 race riots, E486 [17MR]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E447 [16MR]

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: anniversary, E651 [14AP]

World War II: tribute to Montford Point Marines (H. Con. Res. 80), E315 [1MR]

Remarks in Senate

Black History Month: observance (S. Res. 44), S1139 [8FE], S1149 [9FE], S6387 [13JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary (H. Con. Res. 161), S11334 [7OC]

Civil rights: anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society (H. Con. Res. 208), S13409 [18NO]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3894, S3900 [19AP]

Colombia: civil liberties violations of Afro-Colombians, S3133 [4AP]

———creation of a cabinet level position on Afro-Colombian issues, S10717 [29SE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S969 [3FE], S1046 [7FE], S1111 [8FE], S1194 [9FE], S1256 [10FE], S1341 [14FE], S1410 [15FE], S1499 [16FE], S1602 [17FE], S1792 [28FE], S1863 [1MR], S1928 [2MR], S2000 [3MR], S2081 [4MR], S2144 [7MR], S2239 [8MR], S2381 [9MR], S2478 [10MR], S2641 [14MR], S2728 [15MR], S2843 [16MR], S2985 [17MR], S3132 [4AP], S3271 [6AP], S3813 [18AP], S3893 [19AP], S4099 [21AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S6009, S6037, S6038 [26MY], S6221 [8JN], S6295 [9JN], S6469 [14JN], S6648 [15JN], S6812 [20JN], S7065 [22JN], S7289 [23JN], S7609 [29JN], S7805 [30JN], S8414 [18JY], S9150 [27JY], S9718 [7SE], S9820 [8SE], S9876 [9SE], S9925 [12SE], S9981 [13SE], S10033 [14SE], S10110 [15SE], S10185 [19SE], S10230 [20SE], S10289 [21SE], S10370 [22SE], S10421 [26SE], S10510 [27SE], S10583 [28SE], S10713 [29SE], S10795 [30SE], S10820 [3OC], S11121 [5OC], S11297 [7OC], S11414 [17OC], S11473 [18OC], S11556 [19OC], S11657 [20OC], S11765 [24OC], S11815 [25OC], S11913 [26OC], S12002 [27OC], S12123 [1NO], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], S12443 [7NO], S12522 [8NO], S12603 [9NO], S12678 [10NO], S12763 [14NO], S12836 [15NO], S12942 [16NO], S13155 [17NO], S13773 [16DE], S14027 [19DE], S14173 [20DE]

History: apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation (S. Res. 39), S1059-S1062 [7FE], S6348, S6364-S6388 [13JN], S6469 [14JN]

Latin America: address racial discrimination against Afro-Latinos, S5918 [25MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 2138), S13804-S13809 [16DE]

Little Rock, AR: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (H.R. 358), S13417 [18NO]

———mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School (S. 582), S2513 [11MR]

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site: visitor center funding, S7418, S7419 [27JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S139 [24JA]

Parks, Rosa: authorize remains to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda (S. Con. Res. 61), S12026 [27OC], S12056 [28OC]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (H.R. 4145), S13409 [18NO]

———direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall (S. 1959), S12357 [3NO]

———direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol (S. Con. Res. 62), S13039-S13041 [16NO]

———tribute (S. Res. 287), S11814, S11846-S11849 [25OC]

Selma, AL: anniversary of Bloody Sunday, S2111 [7MR]

———anniversary of Bloody Sunday (S. Res. 70), S2050 [3MR]

Reports

William Edgar Borah's Arguments Against Senate Anti-Lynching Bills in the 1920's and 1930's: David Palmer, S6381-S6383 [13JN]

Reports filed

Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Refusal To Give Up Her Seat on the Bus and Subsequent Desegregation of American Society: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Con. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 109-193), H6932 [27JY]

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 358) (H. Rept. 109-134), H4559 [15JN]

Songs

``Strange Fruit,'' Billy Holiday, S6366 [13JN]

Statements

Malcolm X—Remembering Him as More Than a Postage Stamp: Bill Fletcher, Jr., TransAfrica Forum (organization), E1010 [19MY]

NAACP Mourns Death of Kenneth B. Clark, Psychologist and Educator Who Helped End School Segregation: Dennis C. Hayes and Julian Bond, NAACP, E891 [5MY]

Summaries

Resolving Racial Confict—The Community Relations Service and Civil Rights (1964-1969): Bertram Levine, E447 [16MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 67, tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military, H757 [17FE]

H. Con. Res. 161, use of Capitol Grounds for event commemorating the Million Man March anniversary, H8653 [6OC]

H. Con. Res. 175, acknowledge African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade, recognize injustices suffered, and work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, H5927 [18JY], E1414 [30JN], E1507 [15JY]

H. Con. Res. 208, anniversary of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and subsequent desegregation of American society, H7881 [14SE]

H. Con. Res. 273, Montgomery, AL, bus boycott anniversary, H11052 [6DE]

H. Res. 39, commend countries and organizations marking anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz death camp and strengthen fight against racism, intolerance, bigotry, prejudice, discrimination, and anti-Semitism, H149 [25JA]

H. Res. 196, anniversary of ratification of constitutional amendment on abolition of slavery, H11128 [7DE]

H.R. 358, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, S13417 [18NO], H5184 [27JN]

H.R. 4145, direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall, H10789 [17NO]

S. 1959, direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the U.S. Capitol in National Statuary Hall, S12358 [3NO]

S. 2138, End Racial Profiling Act, S13805-S13808 [16DE]

S. Con. Res. 3, require Dept. of Justice report to Congress on investigation into murder of Emmett Till, S369 [24JA]

S. Con. Res. 61, authorize remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the Capitol rotunda, S12018, S12027 [27OC], H9407 [28OC]

S. Con. Res. 62, direct the Committee on the Library (Joint) to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the U.S. Capitol, S12535 [8NO]

S. Res. 39, apologize to lynching victims, and their descendants, for the Senate's failure to enact anti-lynching legislation, S1059 [7FE], S6364 [13JN]

S. Res. 44, Black History Month, S1139 [8FE]

S. Res. 70, Bloody Sunday anniversary, S2045, S2050 [3MR]

S. Res. 262, condemn remarks of William J. Bennett linking crime rates with the abortion of African American babies, S10805 [30SE]

S. Res. 287, tribute to Rosa Parks, S11827, S11849 [25OC]

Tributes

Parks, Rosa, S11777, S11782-S11784 [25OC], S11911-S11913 [26OC], S12061-S12063 [31OC], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], H9053, H9054, H9070, H9074 [25OC], H9258-H9266 [26OC], H9280, H9281 [27OC], H9366, H9400, H9407 [28OC], E2170, E2171, E2172, E2174 [25OC], E2194, E2199, E2201 [27OC], E2213, E2215 [28OC], E2229, E2230, E2235, E2238 [1NO], E2256, E2259 [3NO], E2317 [9NO], E2370 [16NO], E2424 [18NO]