,,iii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #h ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #d1 #bjae,mr4 ,brown 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states ,postal ,service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the #ejth anniversary of the three civil rights marches from ,selma1 ,alabama to ,montgomery1 ,alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in ,march #aife4 ,whereas1 on ,march #g1 #aife ,bloody ,sunday1 approximately #fjj civil rights marchers1 led by now-,representative ,john ,lewis of the ,student ,nonviolent ,coordinating ,committee and ,reverend ,hosea ,williams of the ,southern ,christian ,leadership ,conference1 headed east out of ,selma1 ,alabama1 to the ,state ,capitol in ,montgomery1 ,alabama2 ,whereas the civil rights activists sought to protest discriminatory voter registration practices1 and the shooting of ,jimmie ,lee ,jackson1 who was shot after protecting his mother and grandfather in a civil rights demonstration on ,february #ah1 #aife1 in a restaurant in ,marion1 ,alabama1 and died eight days later on ,february #bf1 #aife2 ,whereas the nonviolent marchers were met and attacked with clubs1 whips1 police dogs1 and tear gas carried by ,state troopers1 local lawmen1 and townspeople at the ,edmund ,pettus ,bridge as they were leaving ,selma2 ,whereas dozens of peaceful marchers were injured in the forced retreat by ,state troopers1 local lawmen1 and townspeople2 ,whereas images of innocent protestors brutally beaten and severely injured on ,march #g1 #aife1 remembered as ,bloody ,sunday1 were depicted in television screens and in newspaper articles across the country2 ,whereas ,bloody ,sunday galvanized a generation of civil rights activists1 and heightened support and awareness for the civil rights movement2 ,whereas1 on ,march #i1 #aife1 two days later1 ,reverend ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 led a nonviolent protest reportedly as many as #b1ejj people before turning around after crossing the ,edmund ,pettus ,bridge due to a barricade of ,state troopers2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ae1 #aife1 despite pressure from political figures1 ,u4,s4 ,district ,judge ,frank ,m4 ,johnson1 ,jr41 issued an injunction allowing the voting rights march from ,selma to ,montgomery to proceed1 overturning then-,alabama ,governor ,george ,wallace's prohibition of the protest2 ,whereas1 on ,march #ba1 #aife1 with the protection of ,u4,s4 ,army troops and the ,alabama ,national ,guard1 more than #c1jjj people1 led by ,reverend ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 set out from ,selma to ,montgomery1 a #ed-mile journey1 marching an average of twelve miles a day along ,route #hj and sleeping in fields2 ,whereas the nonviolent protestors safely reached the steps of the ,alabama ,state ,capitol on ,march #be1 #aife1 by which point their numbers had grown to #be1jjj1 including many religious and community leaders of all denominations1 races1 and backgrounds2 ,whereas during these pivotal weeks1 on ,march #ag1 #aife1 and with the ,selma protestors at the forefront1 ,president ,lyndon ,johnson addressed a joint session of ,congress1 calling for ,federal voting rights legislation to protect ,african-,americans from barriers that prevented them from voting2 ,whereas with the ,nation captivated by the courage and conviction displayed by the civil rights activists1 the ,united ,states ,congress passed and ,president ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson enacted into law the landmark ,voting ,rights ,act of #aife on ,august #f1 #aife2 and ,whereas issuing a postage stamp honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the civil rights marches is fitting and proper because the marches united our country and helped affirm the principle that all ,americans shall be treated equally at the voting booths as guaranteed under the ,united ,states ,constitution3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,postmaster ,general should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the #ejth anniversary of the three civil rights marches from ,selma1 ,alabama1 to ,montgomery1 ,alabama2 and 7#b7 such stamp should-- 7,a7 be issued in the denomination used for first-class mail up to #a ounce in weight2 7,b7 bear such illustration or picture as the ,postmaster ,general determines2 and 7,c7 be placed in sale at such time and for such period as the ,postmaster ,general determines4