,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ieh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a           
,congressional gold m$al to ,clyde      
,k5n>d 9 recognition ( 8 sacrifice =    
education equality4  #a4 ,%ort ,title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,clyde ,k5n>d 
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t3  7#a7 ,july 
#d1 #bjac1 m>k$ ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! "o 
( ! l>ge/ misc>riages ( ju/ice 9        
,mississippi legislative hi/ory1 z      
,clyde ,k5n>d 0 fram$ to prev5t 8       
entrance into ! ,univ]sity ( ,s\!rn     
,mississippi 7,u4,s4,m474  7#b7 ,clyde  
,k5n>d 0 a vet]an ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,army return+ home to ,hattiesburg1     
,mississippi1 foll[+ 8 /epfa!r's dea? to
 assi/ 8 "m at ! family's f>m4  7#c7    
,k5n>d _h att5d$ ! ,univ]sity ( ,*icago 
) aid f ! ,g4,i4 ,bill prior to return+ 

home4 ,9 an ef=t to complete 8          
education1 he appli$ to ! ,univ]sity (  
,s\!rn ,mississippi 9 #aiee4  7#d7      
,k5n>d 0 d5i$ entrance to ! all ,:ite   
college on ! gr\nds t he c\ld n provide 
five "* ref]5ces f ,u4,s4,m4 alumni1    
mak+ ! reque/ ne>ly impossible4  7#e7   
,presid5t ,william ,d4 ,mc,cain refus$  
to admit ,k5n>d1 despite admitt+ to !   
,mississippi ,/ate ,sov]eignty          
,commission t ,k5n>d met all ( !        
requisite admission crit]ia = ,u4,s4,m4 
7#f7 ,on ,decemb] #f1 #aieh1 ,k5n>d     
wrote a lett] to ! ,hattiesburg ,am]ican
 discuss+ ! racial t5sions caus$ by 8   
hopes to att5d ,u4,s4,m4 & *ronicl+     
,african-,am]ican hopes to be view$ z   
equal4  7#g7 ,! ,sov]eignty ,commission 
d\bl$ _! ef=ts to discr$it ,k5n>d1      
employ+ an ex-,,fbi ag5t to g ?r\gh     
,k5n>d's records ( 8 six ye>s z a /ud5t 
at ! ,univ]sity ( ,*icago4  7#h7 ,foll[+
 ,k5n>d's #aieh lett]1 ,gov]nor ,james  
,p4 ,coleman call$ ,k5n>d to 8 (fice :]e
 he ask$ him to hold (f on ! application

 to ,u4,s4,m4 until aft] ! election4    
7#i7 ,foll[+ ! election1 ,k5n>d appli$ &
 8 ,univ]sity ( ,*icago transcript 0 lo/
 by ,u4,s4,m4 adm9i/ration4  7#aj7      
,presid5t ,mc,cain call$ ,k5n>d to 8    
(fice & in=m$ him ( ! adm9i/ration's    
se>* = ! pap]s4  7#aa7 ,z ,k5n>d left ! 
(fice1 two ,=re/ ,c\nty con/ables arre/$
 him1 claim+ to h foll[$ him f 8 home = 
hav+ :iskey 9 a !n dry ,/ate4  7#ab7 ,he
 0 *>g$1 f\nd guilty & f9$ #fjj4 ,z a   
result1 8 bank cr$it 0 cut (f4  7#ac7   
,on ,septemb] #be1 #aifj1 ,k5n>d 0      
arre/$ = hav+ /ol5 #be wor? ( *ick5 fe$ 
f ,=re/ ,c\nty ,coop]ative w>eh\se4 ,he 
0 convict$ & s5t5c$ to sev5 ye>s at     
,p>*man ,p5it5ti>y4  7#ad7 ,:ile 9 !    
,p>*man ,p5it5ti>y 9 #aifa1 ,k5n>d 0    
diagnos$ ) colon canc] & 0 refus$ c>e4  
7#ae7 ,by #aifc1 aft] ! canc] _h become 
untreatable1 ,gov]nor ,ross ,b>nett     
indef9itely susp5d$ ,k5n>d's s5t5ce4    
7#af7 ,on ,july #d1 #aifc1 ,k5n>d di$ ( 
colon canc]4  #c4 ,congressional gold   
m$al  7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,!      

,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = !        
po/hum\s pres5tation1 on behalf ( !     
,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate  
design 9 commemoration ( ,clyde ,k5n>d 9
 recognition ( 8 sacrifice = education  
equality4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !     
purpose ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )
 suitable emblems1 devices1 &           
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7c7 ,aw>d ( m$al ,foll[+ !  
pres5tation ( ! gold m$al ref]r$ to 9   
subsection 7a71 ! m$al %all be aw>d$ to 
! ,mississippi ,/ate ,conf]5ce ( !      
,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (
 ,color$ ,p1 :]e x %all be available =  
display or tempor>y loan = display      
else:]e1 z appropriate4  #d4 ,duplicate 
m$als  7a7 ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell
 duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck
 pursuant to section #c "u su*          

regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/     
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( 
! gold m$al4  #e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7   
,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck pursuant 
to ?is ,act are national m$als =        
purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic items ,=
 purposes ( section #eacd ( title #ca1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u 
?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be         
numismatic items4