,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #di  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas 7for himself1 
,ms4 ,edwards1 ,mr4 ,hastings of        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4  
,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4      
,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4  
,rush1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4   
,moore1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,ellison1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,ms4      
,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,david 
,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,lee of 
,california1 ,mr4 ,thompson of          
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4        
,horsford1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,watt1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1 
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4        
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,scott of   
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 ,waters1   
,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,danny  

,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 and ,ms4       
,sewell of ,alabama7 submitted the      
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,education and the
 ,workforce  ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
the significance of ,black ,history     
,month4  ,whereas the first ,africans   
were brought involuntarily to the shores
 of the ,america as early as the #agth  
century2 ,whereas these ,africans in    
,america and their descendants are now  
known as ,african-,americans2 ,whereas  
,african-,americans suffered enslavement
 and subsequently faced the injustices  
of lynch mobs1 segregation1 and denial  
of basic1 fundamental rights2 ,whereas  
despite slavery1 ,african-,americans in 
all walks of life have made significant 
contributions throughout the history of 
the ,united ,states1 including through  
the--  7#a7 writings of ,booker ,t4     
,washington1 ,phyllis ,wheatley1 ,james 
,baldwin1 ,toni ,morrison1 ,ralph       
,ellison1 ,zora ,neale ,hurston1 and    
,alex ,haley2  7#b7 music of ,mahalia   

,jackson1 ,billie ,holiday1 ,john       
,coltrane1 ,bessie ,smith1 and ,duke    
,ellington2  7#c7 resolve of athletes   
such as ,jackie ,robinson1 ,althea      
,gibson1 ,jesse ,owens1 ,wilma ,rudolph1
 and ,muhammad ,ali2  7#d7 scientific   
advancements of ,george ,washington     
,carver1 ,charles ,drew1 ,benjamin      
,banneker1 and ,mae ,jemison2  7#e7     
vision of leaders such as ,frederick    
,douglass1 ,mary ,mc,leod ,bethune1     
,thurgood ,marshall1 ,martin ,luther    
,king1 ,jr41 and ,shirley ,chisholm2 and
  7#f7 bravery of those who stood on the
 front lines in the battle against      
oppression1 such as ,sojourner ,truth1  
,fannie ,lou ,hammer1 and ,rosa ,parks2 
,whereas in the face of injustices1     
,united ,states citizens of good will   
and of all races distinguished          
themselves with their commitment to the 
noble ideals upon which the ,united     
,states was founded and courageously    
fought for the rights and freedom of    
,african-,americans2 ,whereas ,dr4      

,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 lived and  
died to make real these noble ideas2    
,whereas a memorial commemorating the   
life and ideals of ,dr4 ,martin ,luther 
,king1 ,jr41 was placed on the ,national
 ,mall for all people to observe his    
struggle for freedom and truth2 ,whereas
 ,barack ,hussein ,obama was elected and
 reelected the #ddth ,president of the  
,united ,states1 making him the first   
,african-,american chief executive and  
breaking one of the last racial barriers
 in politics in this country2 ,whereas  
the birthdays of ,abraham ,lincoln and  
,frederick ,douglass inspired the       
creation of ,negro ,history ,week1 the  
precursor to ,black ,history ,month2    
,whereas ,negro ,history ,week          
represented the culmination of ,dr4     
,carter ,g4 ,woodson's efforts to       
enhance knowledge of ,black history     
started through the ,journal of ,negro  
,history1 published by ,woodson's       
,association for the ,study of          
,african-,american ,life and ,history2  

and ,whereas the month of ,february is  
officially celebrated as ,black ,history
 ,month1 which dates back to #aibf1 when
 ,dr4 ,carter ,g4 ,woodson set aside a  
special period of time in ,february to  
recognize the heritage and achievement  
of ,black ,americans3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives--  7#a7 recognizes the 
significance of ,black ,history ,month  
as an important time to recognize the   
contributions of ,african-,americans in 
the ,nation's history1 and encourages   
the continued celebration of this month 
to provide an opportunity for all       
peoples of the ,united ,states to learn 
more about the past and to better       
understand the experiences that have    
shaped the ,nation2  7#b7 recognizes    
that ethnic and racial diversity of the 
,united ,states enriches and strengthens
 the ,nation2  7#c7 calls on the people 
of the ,united ,states to use ,black    
,history ,month as an opportunity to    
learn about the past and to better      

understand the experiences that have    
shaped the ,nation2 and  7#d7 encourages
 all ,states to include in their        
year-round educational curriculum the   
history and contributions of            
,african-,americans in the ,united      
,states and around the world4