,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #dha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,ms4
 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1    
,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new      
,york1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4   
,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,fudge1    
,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1  
,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,eddie
 ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,sewell (  
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 
,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1   
,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4     
,veasey1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,jackson    
,lee1 & ,ms4 ,*u7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,education & ! ,work=ce             
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 

( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon?4  ,:]eas ?is     
ye>'s !me = ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? is     
,civil ,rights 9 ,am]ica2 ,:]eas ! fir/ 
,africans 7 br\ght involunt>ily to !    
%ores ( ! ,am]icas z e>ly z ! #ag?      
c5tury2 ,:]eas ^! ,africans 9 ,am]ica & 
_! desc5dants are n[ kn[n z             
,african-,am]icans2 ,:]eas              
,african-,am]icans suff]$ enslavem5t &  
subsequ5tly fac$ ! inju/ices ( lyn*     
mobs1 segregation1 & d5ial ( basic1     
fundam5tal rights2 ,:]eas despite       
slav]y1 ,african-,am]icans 9 all walks (
 life h made significant contributions  
?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1     
includ+ ?r\gh !--  7#a7 writ+s ( ,book] 
,t4 ,wa%+ton1 ,phyllis ,:eatley1 ,james 
,baldw91 ,toni ,morrison1 ,ralph        
,ellison1 ,zora ,neale ,hur/on1 & ,alex 
,haley2  7#b7 music ( ,mahalia ,jackson1
 ,billie ,holiday1 ,john ,coltrane1     
,bessie ,smi?1 & ,duke ,ell+ton2  7#c7  
resolve ( a?letes su* z ,jackie         
,rob9son1 ,al!a ,gibson1 ,jesse ,ow5s1  
,wilma ,rudolph1 & ,muhammad ,ali2  7#d7

 sci5tific advancem5ts ( ,george        
,wa%+ton ,c>v]1 ,*>les ,drew1 ,b5jam9   
,bannek]1 & ,mae ,jemison2  7#e7 vision 
( lead]s su* z ,fr$]ick ,d\glass1 ,m>y  
,mc,leod ,be?une1 ,?urgood ,m>%all1     
,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 & ,%irley        
,*i%olm2 &  7#f7 brav]y ( ^? :o /ood on 
! front l9es 9 ! battle aga9/           
oppression1 su* z ,soj\rn] ,tru?1       
,fannie ,l\ ,hamm]1 & ,rosa ,p>ks2      
,:]eas 9 ! face ( inju/ices1 ,unit$     
,/ates citiz5s ( good w & ( all races   
di/+ui%$ !mselves ) _! commitm5t to !   
noble ideals ^u :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0   
f\nd$ & c\rage\sly f\ght = ! rights &   
fre$om ( ,african-,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,dr4
 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 liv$ & di$ to   
make real ^! noble ideas2 ,:]eas a      
memorial commemorat+ ! life & ideals (  
,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr41 0 plac$ on !
 ,national ,mall = all p to obs]ve 8    
lead]%ip 9 ! /ruggle = fre$om & tru?2   
,:]eas ,b>ack ,husse9 ,obama 0 elect$ & 
reelect$ ! #dd? ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 mak+ him ! fir/                 

,african-,am]ican ,*ief ,executive &    
ov]com+ "o ( ! la/ great racial *all5ges
 9 politics 9 ?is c\ntry2 ,:]eas !      
bir?days ( ,abraham ,l9coln & ,fr$]ick  
,d\glass inspir$ ! creation ( ,negro    
,hi/ory ,week1 ! precursor to ,black    
,hi/ory ,mon?2 ,:]eas ,negro ,hi/ory    
,week repres5t$ ! culm9ation ( ,dr4     
,c>t] ,g4 ,woodson's ef=ts to enhance k 
( ,black hi/ory />t$ ?r\gh ! ,j\rnal (  
,negro ,hi/ory1 publi%$ by ,woodson's   
,association = ! ,/udy (                
,african-,am]ican ,life & ,hi/ory2 &    
,:]eas ! mon? ( ,febru>y is (ficially   
celebrat$ z ,black ,hi/ory ,mon?1 :i*   
dates back to #aibf1 :5 ,dr4 ,c>t] ,g4  
,woodson set aside a special p]iod ( "t 
9 ,febru>y to recognize ! h]itage &     
a*ievem5t ( ,black ,am]icans3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes !    
significance ( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? z an
 important "t to ackn[l$ge & celebrate !
 contributions ( ,african-,am]icans 9 ! 
,nation's hi/ory1 & enc\rages ! cont9u$ 

celebration ( ?is mon? to provide an    
opportunity = all peoples ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to le>n m ab\t ! pa/ & to bett]  
und]/& ! exp]i5ces t h %ap$ ! ,nation2  
7#b7 recognizes t e?nic & racial        
div]sity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates enri*es &    
/r5g!ns ! ,nation2 &  7#c7 enc\rages all
 ,/ates to include 9 _! ye>-r\nd        
educational curriculum ! hi/ory &       
contributions ( ,african-,am]icans 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w4