,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,kirk1
 ,ms4 ,landrieu1 and ,mr4 ,sessions7    
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,celebrating the #ajjth anniversary of  
the birth of ,james ,cleveland ,jesse   
,owens and honoring him for his         
accomplishments and steadfast commitment
 to promoting the civil rights of all   
people4  ,whereas ,james ,cleveland     
,jesse ,owens was born on ,september    
#ab1 #aiac in ,oakville1 ,alabama2      
,whereas ,jesse ,owens1 the youngest of 
#aj children of sharecroppers and the   
grandson of a slave1 moved with his     
family at the age of #i to ,cleveland1  
,ohio as part of the ,great ,migration2 
,whereas1 as a student at ,fairmount    
,junior ,high ,school1 ,jesse ,owens    
broke junior high school world records  

for the high jump and the broad jump2   
,whereas ,jesse ,owens attended ,east   
,technical ,high ,school in ,cleveland1 
,ohio where1 as a member of the track   
team1 he placed first in #ge of the #gi 
races he entered during his senior year1
 set the world record in the #bbj-yard  
dash1 and tied the world record in the  
#ajj-yard dash2 ,whereas ,jesse ,owens1 
the ,buckeye ,bullet1 matriculated at   
the ,ohio ,state ,university in #aicc   
after attracting national attention as a
 high school athlete2 ,whereas1 while   
attending classes1 training1 and        
breaking a number of track and field    
records1 ,jesse ,owens worked various   
jobs1 including as an elevator operator 
at the ,ohio ,state ,capitol1 a waiter1 
a gas station attendant1 and a library  
employee2 ,whereas1 due to his race1    
,jesse ,owens was barred from living on 
campus at the ,ohio ,state ,university1 
denied service at restaurants near the  
,university1 and forced to stay in      
segregated hotels2 ,whereas1 on ,may    

#be1 #aice1 in a #de-minute period      
during the ,big ,ten ,track and ,field  
,championships in ,ann ,arbor1          
,michigan1 ,jesse ,owens1 competing with
 an injured back1 tied the world record 
in the #ajj-yard dash and set new world 
records in the long jump1 the #bbj-yard 
dash1 and the #bbj-yard low hurdles2    
,whereas1 as of the #bjab ,summer       
,olympics1 only two men had surpassed   
the long jump record ,jesse ,owens set  
in #aice2 ,whereas1 at the #aicf ,summer
 ,olympics1 ,jesse ,owens won #d gold   
medals1 tied the world record in the    
#ajj-meter dash1 and set new ,olympic   
records in the #bjj-meter race1 the long
 jump1 and the #djj-meter relay2        
,whereas ,jesse ,owens' resilience and  
heroic performance at the #aicf ,summer 
,olympics exposed the struggle against  
racial bigotry and publicly defied      
,adolf ,hitler's intention of proving   
that ethnicity was a predetermining     
factor for achievement2 ,whereas the    
record-breaking performance by ,jesse   

,owens at the #aicf ,summer ,olympics   
was never recognized by ,president      
,franklin ,d4 ,roosevelt or ,president  
,harry ,s4 ,truman1 but was later       
recognized in #aiee by ,president       
,dwight ,d4 ,eisenhower1 who referred to
 ,jesse ,owens as an ,ambassador of     
,sport2 ,whereas1 following his ,olympic
 career1 ,jesse ,owens resumed his      
commitment to public service by spending
 much of his time working with community
 groups such as the ,boys ,clubs of     
,america1 chronicling his personal story
 to magnify the importance of equality  
and civil rights2 ,whereas1 during the  
#aiejs1 ,jesse ,owens worked with the   
,department of ,state to promote        
democracy abroad as an ,ambassador of   
,goodwill during the ,cold ,war and     
advocated for socioeconomic equality1   
individuality1 freedom1 and love of     
country2 ,whereas ,jesse ,owens was     
awarded the ,presidential ,medal of     
,freedom by ,president ,gerald ,r4 ,ford
 in #aigf and the ,living ,legend ,award

 by ,president ,jimmy ,carter in #aigi1 
and was posthumously awarded the        
,congressional ,gold ,medal by          
,president ,george ,h4,w4 ,bush in      
#aiij2 and ,whereas the integrity1      
courage1 and strength of character that 
,jesse ,owens demonstrated remain an    
example for all people of the ,united   
,states3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,senate--  7#a7 honors and          
celebrates the #ajjth anniversary of the
 birth of ,james ,cleveland ,jesse      
,owens2 and  7#b7 supports and          
encourages the people of the ,united    
,states to recognize the contributions  
of ,jesse ,owens to the ,olympic ,games1
 collegiate athletics1 international    
race relations1 and democracy4