[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 120, 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
NOTE: Apr. 4, 2006 -  [S.Con.Res.60]  AMERICA'S NATIONAL NEGRO
LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM--DESIGNATION

Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, was
founded in 1990, in honor of those individuals who played in the
Negro Baseball Leagues as a result of segregation in America;
Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is the only public museum in
the Nation that exists for the exclusive purpose of interpreting the
experiences of the players in the Negro Leagues from 1920 through
1970;
Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum project began in the 1980s,
through a large scale, grass roots, civic and fundraising effort by
citizens and baseball fans in the Kansas City metropolitan area;
Whereas the first Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was located at 1615 East
18th Street in the historic ``18th and Vine District'', which was
designated by the city of Kansas City, Missouri, in 1988 as historic
in nature and the birthplace of the Negro Leagues;
Whereas the current Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was opened at 1616
East 18th Street in 1997, with a dramatic expansion of core
exhibition and gallery space and over 10,000 square feet of new
interpretive and educational exhibits;
Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum continues to receive strong
support from the residents of the Kansas City metropolitan area and
annually entertains over 60,000 visitors from all 50 States, and
numerous foreign countries;
Whereas there remains a need to preserve the evidence of honor, courage,
sacrifice, and triumph in the face of segregation of those African
Americans who played in the Negro Leagues;

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Whereas the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum seeks to educate a diverse
audience through its comprehensive collection of historical
materials, important artifacts, and oral histories of the
participants in the Negro Leagues and the impact that segregation
played in the lives of these individuals and their fans; and
Whereas a great opportunity exists to use the invaluable resources of
the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to teach the Nation's school
children, through on-site visits, traveling exhibits, classroom
curriculum, distance learning, and other educational initiatives:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring),
That Congress--
(1) designates the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas
City, Missouri, including the museums future and expanded
exhibits, collections library, archives, artifacts and education
programs as ``America's National Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum'';
(2) supports the efforts of the Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum to recognize and preserve the history of the Negro
Leagues and the impact of segregation on our Nation;
(3) recognizes that the continued collection, preservation,
and interpretation of the historical objects and other
historical materials held by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
enhances our knowledge and understanding of the experience of
African Americans during legal segregation;
(4) commends the ongoing development and visibility of the
``Power Alley'' educational outreach program for teachers and
students throughout the Nation sponsored by the Negro Leagues
Baseball Museum;
(5) asks all Americans to join in celebrating the Negro
Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission of preserving and
interpreting the legacy of the Negro Leagues; and
(6) encourages present and future generations to understand
the sensitive issues surrounding the Negro Leagues, how they
helped shape our Nation and Major League Baseball, and how the
sacrifices made by Negro League players helped make baseball
America's national pastime.

Agreed to April 4, 2006.