,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bah  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #i1 #bjac,mr4 ,nelson submitted the    
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,honoring the legacy of   
,a4 ,philip ,randolph and saluting his  
efforts on behalf of the people of the  
,united ,states to form a more perfect  
union4  ,whereas ,a4 ,philip ,randolph  
was born on ,april #ae1 #ahhi1 and grew 
up in ,jacksonville1 ,florida2 ,whereas 
,mr4 ,randolph attended the ,cookman    
,institute1 one of the first high       
schools for ,african-,americans in the  
,united ,states1 located in             
,jacksonville1 ,florida1 and graduated  
valedictorian of his class in #aijg2    
,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph was an          
inspirational person who demonstrated an
 unyielding struggle for human rights on
 behalf of marginalized groups in       
society2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph was    
active in both the civil rights movement

 and the labor movement in the ,united  
,states2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph was a  
tireless and highly effective advocate  
for ,african-,american rights during the
 #aicjs and #aidjs1 focusing            
particularly on employment rights2      
,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph led the effort  
to organize the porters of the ,pullman 
,company1 one of the largest railroad   
car companies in the ,united ,states at 
that time2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph      
founded the ,brotherhood of ,sleeping   
,car ,porters1 an organization that     
advanced the rights of                  
,african-,american workers to dignity1  
respect1 and a decent livelihood2       
,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph urged ,president
 ,franklin ,roosevelt to end employment 
discrimination against                  
,african-,americans in the ,federal     
,government2 ,whereas1 after the urging 
of ,mr4 ,randolph1 ,president ,roosevelt
 issued ,executive ,order #hhjb 7#f     
,fed4 ,reg4 #caji7 on ,june #be1 #aida1 
declaring that there shall be no        

discrimination in the employment of     
workers in defense industries and in    
government because of race1 creed1      
color1 or national origin and           
established the ,fair ,employment       
,practices ,commission to oversee that  
order2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph urged    
,president ,harry ,truman to end        
segregation in the ,armed ,forces of the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 after the   
urging of ,mr4 ,randolph1 ,president    
,truman issued ,executive ,order #iiha  
7#ac ,fed4 ,reg4 #dcac7 on ,july #bf1   
#aidh1 declaring that ,there shall be   
equality of treatment and opportunity   
for all persons in the armed services   
without regard to race1 color1 religion 
or national origin4 ,this policy shall  
be put into effect as rapidly as        
possible1 having due regard to the time 
required to effectuate any necessary    
changes without impairing efficiency or 
morale4 and closed the segregated       
,marine ,corps boot camp at ,montford   
,point in ,jacksonville1 ,north         

,carolina2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph was  
actively involved in the planning and   
organization of many civil rights       
efforts1 including the prayer pilgrimage
 for freedom in #aieg1 the marches for  
school integration in #aieh and #aiei1  
and the ,march on ,washington in #aifc2 
,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph was the first   
speaker of the day at the ,march on     
,washington on ,august #bh1 #aifc1      
during which ,dr4 ,martin ,luther ,king1
 ,jr41 delivered his famous ,i ,have a  
,dream speech2 ,whereas the ,civil      
,rights ,act of #aifd 7,public ,law     
#hh-ceb2 #gh ,stat4 #bda71 the ,voting  
,rights ,act of #aife 7,public ,law     
#hi-aaj2 #gi ,stat4 #dcg71 and the      
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh 7,public   
,law #ij-bhd2 #hb ,stat4 #gc7 are the   
fruits of the seeds that ,mr4 ,randolph 
and others like him sowed many years    
before2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,randolph helped  
to found the ,leadership ,conference on 
,civil and ,human ,rights2 ,whereas     
,amtrak named one of its luxury sleeping

 cars1 the ,superliner ,,ii ,deluxe     
,sleeper #cbejc1 the ,a4 ,philip        
,randolph in honor of ,mr4 ,randolph2   
,whereas a bust in the likeness of ,mr4 
,randolph stands in ,union ,station in  
,washington1 ,,dc1 as a tribute to his  
work on behalf of ,african-,american    
rail workers2 ,whereas1 in #aifd1 ,mr4  
,randolph was awarded the ,presidential 
,medal of ,freedom by ,president ,lyndon
 ,johnson2 ,whereas the civil rights    
revolution was launched1 in no small    
part1 based on the efforts of ,mr4      
,randolph and the work of statesmen like
 him2 and ,whereas1 upon the celebration
 of the #ejth anniversary of the ,march 
on ,washington in #bjac1 it is fitting  
to honor the work of ,mr4 ,randolph and 
his commitment to a better ,united      
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that   
the ,senate honors the legacy of ,a4    
,philip ,randolph and salutes his       
efforts on behalf of the people of the  
,united ,states to form a more perfect  
union4